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DEFINITION: v. To have a medical condition or illness and yet continually deny it, even after your doctor has diagnosed it. n. A person who steadfastly refuses to accept a medical diagnosis or to follow the prescribed treatment.
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Antidisfollowdoctor
Created by: balku4
Pronunciation: aw-dee-sfowll-teer
Sentence: youre a antidisfollowdoctor
Etymology: look at the word you will see
Dismissnosis
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dis-mis-noh-sis
Sentence: The doctor may have his opinion about what is wrong with Jerry but he has own dismissnosis. In his world denial trumps knowledge any day.
Etymology: dismiss (to discharge or remove) + diagnosis (the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition)
Diagnore
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: Dye-hag-nor
Sentence: He must know he has it, but he diagnores it all the time.
Etymology: diagnose+ignore
Negaffliction
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: něg'ə-flĭk'shən
Sentence: "Garth, go get that thing taken care of!" Tanya cajoled. "It's no big deal," Garth negafflicted. "The doctor said it's completely malignant."
Etymology: 'ne,' from Python, of the Knights who say so; 'gaf,'var. of 'gaff,' a metal spur for a gamecock; 'flic,' action taken with one's BIC; 'tion,' take pains to avoid.
Notme
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: nätmē
Sentence: Despite what the doctor told him Jason returned with a diagnosis of allswell. He had already self-prescribed a generous dose of notme.
Etymology: not (used to express the negative of other words) + me (pronoun, first person singular)
Maladenial
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: malədēnīəl
Sentence: Despite a cough that rattles windows and a diagnosis of pneumonia by his doctor, Rudy insists he only has a minor cold. His maladenial could be profitable if there was a market for the lung pearls he is producing.
Etymology: malady (a disease or ailment) + denial (the action of declaring something to be untrue)
Illstrich
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: il-strich
Sentence: I've known friends to illstrich on occasion, but Todd is a world-class illstricher. There are sores all over his lips, but he swears he's not the 1-in-4 who's got herpes! How can he keep illstriching like he's totally healthy?
Etymology: From "ill" and a contraction of "ostrich" (a large, flightless bird fabled to hide its head in the sand at the first sign of danger)
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2010-06-15: 05:14:00
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Medicenial
Created by: ordep
Pronunciation: medi si nay yal
Sentence:
Etymology: medical + denial
Payshunt
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: paaaee shunt
Sentence: the payshunt continued to suffer on shunnint treatment as he didn't want to pay the doctor
Etymology: patient, shun , pay
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James