Verboticism: Empaphy

'Look at that big smile!'

DEFINITION: v. To have difficulty recognizing, and correctly interpreting, human facial expressions. n. A person who cannot read faces.

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Empaphy

Created by: mustilicor

Pronunciation:

Sentence: While most people eventually overcome their ignorance of other's discomfort, for some this utter empaphy lingers indefinitely.

Etymology: empathy pronounced with the lisp of a small child

Points: 493

Comments: Empaphy

purpleartichokes - 2007-05-09: 19:57:00
Very creative. I tend to just mash words together, which gets old after awhile.