Unscramble

b 3 r 1 u 1 x 8 i 1 s 1 m 3

7 letters · 18 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep

originFrom Ancient Greek βρυχή (brukhḗ, “grinding of teeth”) + English -ism (suffix forming nouns indicating a tendency of action, behaviour, condition, or state). The word βρυχή is derived from Ancient Greek βρύκω (brúkō, “bite, chew; devour, gobble; grind one's teeth, gnash”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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