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From
hyphen
+
-itis
.
Noun
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hyphenitis
(
uncountable
)
(
humorous
)
The
overuse
of
hyphens
.
1961
, Jack T. Huber,
Report Writing in Psychology and Psychiatry
, page
80
:
Writers suffering from
hyphenitis
produce pages which look very much like a speckled hen.
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