Portuguese Etymology From Ancient Greek πείθω (peíthō) -ismo; coined by Joseph Babinski. Pronunciation (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.t͡ʃi.aˈt͡ʃiz.mu/ [pi.t͡ʃɪ.aˈt͡ʃiz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /pi.t͡ʃjaˈt͡ʃiz.mu/ (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.t͡ʃi.aˈt͡ʃiz.mu/ [pi.t͡ʃɪ.aˈt͡ʃiz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /pi.t͡ʃjaˈt͡ʃiz.mu/ (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pi.t͡ʃi.aˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/ [pi.t͡ʃɪ.aˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu], (faster pronunciation) /pi.t͡ʃjaˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/ (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.t͡ʃi.aˈt͡ʃiz.mo/ [pi.t͡ʃɪ.aˈt͡ʃiz.mo], (faster pronunciation) /pi.t͡ʃjaˈt͡ʃiz.mo/ (Portugal) IPA(key): /pi.tjɐˈtiʒ.mu/ Rhymes: (Brazil) -izmu, (Portugal) -iʒmu Noun pitiatismo m (plural pitiatismos) (psychology) pithiatism (form of hysteria) Derived terms piti Related terms pitiático Further reading “pitiatismo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.