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Akathisia Pronunciation
Akathisia is pronounced a-kuh-THIZH-ee-uh, IPA /ˌækəˈθɪʒi.ə/.
a-kuh-THIZH-ee-uh
US /ˌækəˈθɪʒi.ə/
Syllables: a · kuh · THIZH · ee · uh (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: A distressing inner restlessness that makes it hard to sit still, often a side effect of antipsychotic medication.
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Akathisia in a Sentence
- Akathisia can appear within days of a dose increase.
- He described the akathisia as needing to walk constantly.
- Reducing the dose eased the akathisia within a week.
Common Mispronunciations of Akathisia
Not a-kuh-TY-zee-uh
The stressed vowel is the short i of thick, not the eye of type. The Greek root is the same one behind cathedra, a seat.
Not a-KATH-ee-see-uh
The beat waits until the third part, and the th is the breathy one of think rather than the buzzing one of this.
Tip: It literally means an inability to sit, from the Greek for not sitting, which is a useful hook for the middle syllable.
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