spotted fever
noun
Simple meaning
Any of several severe febrile diseases having skin rashes or spots on the skin.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
spahtuhdfeeverSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈspɑtədˈfivɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
pathology
Any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin
pathology
Any of various diseases causing fever and spots on the skin
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin
Used this way, spotted fever is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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