- cachinnation
- Loud or hysterical laughter
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cachinnation
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Cachinnation — Cach in*na tion (k[a^]k [i^]n*n[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. cachinnatio, fr. cachinnare to laugh aloud, cf. Gr. kacha zein.] Loud or immoderate laughter; often a symptom of hysterical or maniacal affections. [1913 Webster] Hideous grimaces . . .… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cachinnatiōn — (v. lat.), helles Gelächter; daher Cachinniren, hell auflachen. Cachinnus convulsīvus, der Lachkrampf … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Cachinnation — Cachinnation, lautes Gelächter; cachinnus convulsivus, Lachkrampf … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
cachinnation — [kaʃinɑsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. 1969; du lat. cachinnare « rire aux éclats ». ❖ ♦ Psychiatrie. Rire forcé, ne traduisant aucun sentiment, propre aux schizophrènes … Encyclopédie Universelle
cachinnation — (n.) loud laughter, 1620s, from L. cachinnationem (nom. cachinatio), noun of action from pp. stem of cachinnare to laugh immoderately or loudly, of imitative origin. Cf. Skt. kakhati laughs, Gk. kakhazein to laugh loudly, O.H.G. kachazzen,… … Etymology dictionary
cachinnation — noun Convulsive, loud laughter. After midnight their shrill notes burst into a kind of pandemoniac cachinnation which filled all the countryside, and not until dawn did they finally quiet down. See Also: cachinnator … Wiktionary
cachinnation — noun see cachinnate … New Collegiate Dictionary
cachinnation — See cachinnate. * * * … Universalium
cachinnation — Laughter without apparent cause, often observed in schizophrenia. [L. cachinno, to laugh immoderately and loudly] * * * cach·in·na·tion (kak″ĭ naґshən) [L. cachinnare to laugh aloud] immoderate, loud, and inappropriate laughter;… … Medical dictionary
cachinnation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An act of laughing: cackle, guffaw, laugh, laughter. Informal: heehaw. See LAUGHTER, SOUNDS … English dictionary for students
cachinnation — n. wild laughter, loud uncontrolled laughter … English contemporary dictionary
