alexithymia

alexithymia
/ay'lek seuh thuy"mee euh/, n. Psychiatry.
difficulty in experiencing, expressing, and describing emotional responses.
[A-6 + Gk léxi(s) speech (see ALEXIA) + -THYMIA]

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