different between paruresis vs paruretic

English

Etymology

From para- (“abnormal, defective”) +? uresis (“urination”). The term was coined by Williams and Degenhart in their 1954 paper "Paruresis: a survey of a disorder of micturition" in the Journal of General Psychology 51:19-29.

Noun

paruresis (uncountable)

1. The inability to urinate in the presence of others
   • 1996, Bradley Hennenfent, M.D., Roseville Books, The Prostatitis Syndromes: Approaches to Treating Bacterial Prostatitis, page 59

     Completely normal men who develop prostatitis will suddenly come down with urinary paruresis as one of their symptoms.

   • 2003, Clara Greed, Inclusive Urban Design: Public Toilets, page 100

     Piss-shyness (paruresis) may prevent sufferers from using a public restroom.

   • 2006, Bernie Warren, Suffering the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune, page 105

     Paruresis had previously been classified as a social phobia but current thinking about paruresis is that for diagnostic purposes it is classified as a Social Anxiety Disorder in ...DSM-IV.

Synonyms

• shy bladder, shy bladder syndrome

Translations

Anagrams

• upraisers

Dutch

Etymology

From English paruresis.

Noun

paruresis f (uncountable)

1. the inability to urinate in the presence of others: paruresis

   Synonyms: plasangst, plasvrees

English

Etymology

para- +? uretic

Adjective

paruretic (comparative more paruretic, superlative most paruretic)

1. Unable to urinate in the presence of others.

Related terms

• paruresis

Synonyms

• pee shy
• piss shy
• piss proud