formication
pronunciation
How to pronounce formication in British English:
UK [ˌfɔ:mə'keɪʃən]
How to pronounce formication in American English:
US [ˌfɔmə'keɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines
Word Origin
- formication (n.)
- crawling sensation as of ants on the skin, 1707, from Latin formicationem (nominative formicatio), noun of action from formicare "to crawl like ants," from formica "ant" (see Formica (n.2)).