monopathy

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monopathy

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From mono- + -pathy.

noun monopathies

  1. A disease that affects only one organ or function.

    Opposite: polypathy

  2. obsolete Psychological suffering due to solitude or loneliness.

    Similar: ellingness, lonesomeness, forlornness, lonelihood, loneliness, monopathy

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@misc{monopathy_2026,
  title = {monopathy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monopathy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}