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invalidism [ˈɪnvəlɪˌdɪzəm] n 1. the state of being an invalid, esp by reason of ill health 2. (Psychology) a state of being abnormally preoccupied with one's physical health invalidism a condition of prolonged ill health. See also: Disease and Illness
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Indeed her invalidism at last helped to turn the scales in Browning's favor, for the physicians had declared that Miss Barrett's life depended on removal to a warmer climate, but to this her father, a well-intentioned but strangely selfish man, absolutely refused to consent. |
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