noun
neuralgia
Neuralgia (noun) means a sharp, severe pain that comes and goes along the path of a nerve.
noun
1
A sharp, severe pain that comes and goes along the path of a nerve.
2
(informal) Severe emotional upset or distress.
"A century later, the UK’s post-Brexit dispute with Brussels about Northern Ireland’s trading arrangements with the EU has stirred the same neuralgia."
— Philip Stephens, Neuralgia clashes with exceptionalism in Northern Ireland (2022)
"Ukrainian strikes on legitimate military targets far in the Russian rear continue to be points of neuralgia for the Russian milblogger community."
— Kateryna Stepanenko, Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 26 (2022)
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Etymology
This word comes from New Latin neuralgia, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, "nerve") plus ἄλγος (álgos, "pain"). By surface analysis it can be broken down as neur- + -algia.
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Rhymes for neuralgia
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What is the meaning of neuralgia?
"neuralgia" (noun) means a sharp, severe pain that comes and goes along the path of a nerve.
What is another word for neuralgia?
Other words for "neuralgia" include neuralgy.
What are the different meanings of neuralgia?
"neuralgia" has 2 main meanings: 1. A sharp, severe pain that comes and goes along the path of a nerve; 2. (informal) Severe emotional upset or distress.
