Definition of accismus in English:

accismus

noun əkˈsɪzməs

Rhetoric rare

The pretended refusal of something one keenly desires.

Origin

Mid 16th century. From post-classical Latin accismus from Hellenistic Greek ἀκκισμός coyness, affectation from ancient Greek ἀκκίζεσθαι to affect indifference, to affect ignorance, dissemble, to affect to be shocked, to be coy (from Hellenistic Greek ἀκκώ bogey, that nurses frighten children with (from the same Indo-European base as classical Latin Acca, name of the shepherd's wife who brought up Romulus and Remus) + -ίζεσθαι) + -μός, suffix forming nouns.

Definition of accismus in US English:

accismus

nounəkˈsɪzməs

Rhetoric rare

The pretended refusal of something one keenly desires.

Origin

Mid 16th century. From post-classical Latin accismus from Hellenistic Greek ἀκκισμός coyness, affectation from ancient Greek ἀκκίζεσθαι to affect indifference, to affect ignorance, dissemble, to affect to be shocked, to be coy (from Hellenistic Greek ἀκκώ bogey, that nurses frighten children with (from the same Indo-European base as classical Latin Acca, name of the shepherd's wife who brought up Romulus and Remus) + -ίζεσθαι) + -μός, suffix forming nouns.

单词	accismus
释义	Definition of accismus in English: accismus noun əkˈsɪzməs Rhetoric rare The pretended refusal of something one keenly desires. Origin Mid 16th century. From post-classical Latin accismus from Hellenistic Greek ἀκκισμός coyness, affectation from ancient Greek ἀκκίζεσθαι to affect indifference, to affect ignorance, dissemble, to affect to be shocked, to be coy (from Hellenistic Greek ἀκκώ bogey, that nurses frighten children with (from the same Indo-European base as classical Latin Acca, name of the shepherd's wife who brought up Romulus and Remus) + -ίζεσθαι) + -μός, suffix forming nouns. Definition of accismus in US English: accismus nounəkˈsɪzməs Rhetoric rare The pretended refusal of something one keenly desires. Origin Mid 16th century. From post-classical Latin accismus from Hellenistic Greek ἀκκισμός coyness, affectation from ancient Greek ἀκκίζεσθαι to affect indifference, to affect ignorance, dissemble, to affect to be shocked, to be coy (from Hellenistic Greek ἀκκώ bogey, that nurses frighten children with (from the same Indo-European base as classical Latin Acca, name of the shepherd's wife who brought up Romulus and Remus) + -ίζεσθαι) + -μός, suffix forming nouns.
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