obtusionn.

Brit.

/əbˈtjuːʒn/,

/ɒbˈtjuːʒn/,

/əbˈtʃuːʒn/,

/ɒbˈtʃuːʒn/, U.S.

/əbˈt(j)uʒ(ə)n/,

/ɑbˈt(j)uʒ(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French obtusion.

Etymology: < Middle French, French obtusion action of blunting or dulling (1586 in the passage translated in quot. 1605), dullness of mind (1605) < post-classical Latin obtusion- , obtusio action of blunting or dulling, condition of being blunted or dulled (Vetus Latina) < classical Latin obtūs- , past participial stem of obtundere obtund v. + -iō -ion suffix¹.

Chiefly Medicine. rare.

The action of blunting or dulling; the condition of being blunted or dulled; (now, Medicine) = obtundation n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > [noun]

obtusion1605

tastelessnessa1631

obtusity1823

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > [noun] > dulling the senses

dulling1581

obtusion1605

1605 Z. Jones tr. P. le Loyer Treat. Specters vi. f. 56 The deception..of the sight, and the obtusion of the other senses.

1659 R. Lovell Παμβοτανολογια sig. *2^v Frigidity or Coldness, doth coole, conjoyne, inspissate, and hinder digestion, by the obtusion of calidity.

1860 W. H. Walshe Dis. Lungs & Heart (ed. 3) 77 M. Woillez, correctly distinguishing this tonelessness, from ordinary so-called dulness, invents for it the title obtusion of sound—the phrase muffled tone will perhaps convey the idea.

1908 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 5 556 The principles of grouping the [homicide] cases according to motives (passions..; obtusion of the moral sense; the genetic sense and its deviations; accidental homicides, and homicides influenced by nervous and mental disorders).

1979 Neuroradiology 130 689/1 (caption) A 3-year-old girl with obtusion and unilateral flaccidity after an alleged fall.

1997 Amer. Family Physician (Nexis) Apr. 1773 The most frequent presentations include headache, fever, vomiting and, occasionally, obtusion, seizure, hemiparesis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obtusion
释义	obtusionn. Brit. /əbˈtjuːʒn/, /ɒbˈtjuːʒn/, /əbˈtʃuːʒn/, /ɒbˈtʃuːʒn/, U.S. /əbˈt(j)uʒ(ə)n/, /ɑbˈt(j)uʒ(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French obtusion. Etymology: < Middle French, French obtusion action of blunting or dulling (1586 in the passage translated in quot. 1605), dullness of mind (1605) < post-classical Latin obtusion- , obtusio action of blunting or dulling, condition of being blunted or dulled (Vetus Latina) < classical Latin obtūs- , past participial stem of obtundere obtund v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Chiefly Medicine. rare. The action of blunting or dulling; the condition of being blunted or dulled; (now, Medicine) = obtundation n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > [noun] obtusion1605 tastelessnessa1631 obtusity1823 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > [noun] > dulling the senses dulling1581 obtusion1605 1605 Z. Jones tr. P. le Loyer Treat. Specters vi. f. 56 The deception..of the sight, and the obtusion of the other senses. 1659 R. Lovell Παμβοτανολογια sig. 2^v Frigidity or Coldness, doth coole, conjoyne, inspissate, and hinder digestion, by the obtusion of calidity. 1860 W. H. Walshe Dis. Lungs & Heart* (ed. 3) 77 M. Woillez, correctly distinguishing this tonelessness, from ordinary so-called dulness, invents for it the title obtusion of sound—the phrase muffled tone will perhaps convey the idea. 1908 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 5 556 The principles of grouping the [homicide] cases according to motives (passions..; obtusion of the moral sense; the genetic sense and its deviations; accidental homicides, and homicides influenced by nervous and mental disorders). 1979 Neuroradiology 130 689/1 (caption) A 3-year-old girl with obtusion and unilateral flaccidity after an alleged fall. 1997 Amer. Family Physician (Nexis) Apr. 1773 The most frequent presentations include headache, fever, vomiting and, occasionally, obtusion, seizure, hemiparesis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1605
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