epileptic
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epileptic
- /ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˌepɪˈleptɪk/ Australia
- /ˌepəˈleptək/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἐπιληπτικός (epilēptikós).
adjective epileptick
- Of or relating to epilepsy. The children die off in vast numbers: those pale roses are all nerves. Hence, will presently burst forth the epileptic dances of the fourteenth century.
- Of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics (epileptic people).
noun epileptics · epileptick
- A person who has epilepsy. The present Immigration Act on the books bars entry to Canada to homosexuals, prostitutes, epileptics, and those said to be "living off the avails of homosexualism or prostitution."
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A medicine for the cure of epilepsy.
Similar: antiepileptic
Translations
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adj of or relating to epilepsy
| Español | epiléptico |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | मिरगिया mirgiyā, अपस्मारी apasmārī, अपस्मारिक apasmārik |
| Português | epiléptico, epilético |
| Français | épileptique |
| Deutsch | epileptisch, fallsüchtig |
| Italiano | epilettico |
| Ελληνικά | επιληπτικός epiliptikós |
| Русский | эпилепти́ческий epileptíčeskij |
adj of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics
| हिन्दी | मिरगिया mirgiyā, अपस्मारी apasmārī, अपस्मारिक apasmārik |
|---|---|
| Português | epiléptico, epilético |
| Italiano | epilettico |
| Ελληνικά | επιληπτικός epiliptikós |
noun person who has epilepsy
| हिन्दी | मिरगिया mirgiyā |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Epileptiker, Epileptikerin |
| Italiano | epilettico, epilettica |
| Ελληνικά | επιληπτικός epiliptikós |
| Русский | эпиле́птик epiléptik |
Talk about this word "epileptic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/epileptic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. epileptic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/epileptic "epileptic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/epileptic.Cite this
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title = {epileptic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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