acatharsyn.

Brit.

/ˈakəθɑːsi/, U.S.

/ˈækəˌθɑrsi/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀκαθαρσία.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀκαθαρσία uncleanness, filth, impurity < ἀ- a- prefix⁶ + καθάρσις catharsis n. + -ία -y suffix³. Compare French acatharsie (1815 or earlier).

Medicine. rare.

Impurity, esp. of the blood; an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1846 W. M. Buchanan Technol. Dict. 12/1 Acatharsia, from ακαθαρος, impure. Acatharsy; an Impurity of the blood, &c.

1930 M. P. Shiel Black Box xi. 98 He muttered to her ‘Lung-pressure..acatharsy..there will be trouble. Meantime, you have done well’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acatharsy
释义	acatharsyn. Brit. /ˈakəθɑːsi/, U.S. /ˈækəˌθɑrsi/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀκαθαρσία. Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀκαθαρσία uncleanness, filth, impurity < ἀ- a- prefix⁶ + καθάρσις catharsis n. + -ία -y suffix³. Compare French acatharsie (1815 or earlier). Medicine. rare. Impurity, esp. of the blood; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1846 W. M. Buchanan Technol. Dict. 12/1 Acatharsia, from ακαθαρος, impure. Acatharsy; an Impurity of the blood, &c. 1930 M. P. Shiel Black Box xi. 98 He muttered to her ‘Lung-pressure..acatharsy..there will be trouble. Meantime, you have done well’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1846
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