ˈī]d.ə̇s, ]tə̇s sometimes ˈē] noun suffix
( plural -i·tis·es ]d.ə̇sə̇z, ]tə̇s- ; also -it·i·des ˈid.əˌdēz, ˈitə- ; sometimes -i·tes ˈī]d.(ˌ)ēz, ](ˌ)tēz sometimes ˈē])
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin & Greek; Latin, from Greek, noun & adjective suffix
1. : disease usually inflammatory of a (specified) part or organ : inflammation of
laryng itis
bronch itis
appendic itis
neur itis
2. plural usually -itises
a.
(1) : malady arising from (something specified)
too-much-money itis
vacation itis
(2) : affliction with (something specified) : forced endurance or suffering of
television itis
— chiefly in nonce formations
b.
(1) : tendency especially when excessive to or toward (something specified) : marked proneness to
accident itis
(2) : marked fondness for or obsession with (something specified) : weakness for : infatuation with
adjectiv itis
jazz itis
(3) : excessive concern for or promotion or advocacy of or reliance on (something specified)
education itis
— chiefly in nonce formations
c. : quality or state of being marked to an often excessive degree by certain typical characteristics of (something specified)
big-business itis
— chiefly in nonce formations