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MICROPSIA
Definition of MICROPSIA
noun
A disorder in which objects appear much smaller than normal, most often the result of a neurological dysfunction.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek μικροψία (mikropsía), from μικρός (mikrós, “little, small”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,666)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MICROPSIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 68, 27 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MICROPSIA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACIIMOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start MICROP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MICROPSIA?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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