Hyphenitis

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The overuse of hyphens. humorous, uncountable

    "Writers suffering from hyphenitis produce pages which look very much like a speckled hen."

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"Writers suffering from hyphenitis produce pages which look very much like a speckled hen."

Etymology

From hyphen + -itis.

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