Le néologisme anglais du mois : Romnesia

 

Le Président américain accuse Romney d'amnésie sur son propre programme électorale. Le jeu de mot lancé à son rival par Barack Obama ces-jours là était romnésie [1] (mot valise contenant les mots Romney et amnésie).

 (citation d'Obama)

Comme on voit sur le video clip en sous, Obama, s'adressant à une foule de 9.000 personnes, a souligné que son adversaire Mitt Romney faisait machine arrière par rapport aux promesses conservatrices du début de sa campagne, " Nous devons donner un nom à cet état qu'il traverse", a lancé Barack Obama. « Je crois que cela s'appelle la «  Romnésie », a-t-il ajouté sous les rires et les applaudissements de la foule.

 

[1] épelée "romneysie" par La Croix, 29/10/2012, p.7

Ce mot s'ajoute à la liste existante des mots anglais qui terminent en « esia », dont les traductions en français terminent majoritairement en « ésie » . Ceux qui sont bien connus sont amnesia (amnésie), anaesthesia (UK) ou anesthesia (USA) (anesthésie) ; et analgesia (analgésie). Voici d'autres qui sont moins connus :

terme anglais	définition en anglais selon le dictionnaire Merriam Webster ou d’autres sources	équivalent en français
agenesia	i. absence of or failed development of a body part. ii. sterility; impotence; barrenness.	agénésie
atresia	absence or closure of a natural passage or channel of the body; imperforation	atrésie
babesia	any of a genus (Babesia) of sporozoans parasitic in mammalian red blood cells (as in Texas fever) and transmitted by the bite of a tick	babésia
dyskinesia	impairment of voluntary movements resulting in fragmented or jerky motions (as in Parkinson's disease)	dyskinésie
ecclesia	i. he public legislative assembly of the Athenians.  ii.  church, either as a body or as a building	ecclésia
esthesia	capacity for sensation and feeling	esthésie
frambesia	an infectious contagious tropical disease that is caused by a spirochete of the genus Treponema (T. pertenue) and that is characterized by a primary ulcerating lesion on the skin followed by a secondary stage in which ulcers develop all over the body and by a third stage in which the bones are involved	pian
freesia	unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense to stimulation	freesia
hyperaesthesia (UK) hyperesthesia (USA)	unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense to stimulation	hyper- esthésie
hyperkinesia	abnormally decreased muscular movement (as in spaceflight)	hyperkinésie
hypermnesia	abnormally vivid or complete memory or recall of the past (as at times of extreme danger)	hypermnésie
kinesthesia	a sense mediated by end organs located in muscles, tendons, and joints and stimulated by bodily movements and tensions	kinesthésie
magnesia	a milky white suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water used as an antacid and laxative	magnésie
paraesthesia (UK) paresthesia (USA)	a sensation of pricking, tingling, or creeping on the skin having no objective cause and usually associated with injury or irritation of a sensory nerve or nerve root	paresthésie
paramnesia	a disorder of memory: as a : a condition in which the proper meaning of words cannot be remembered b : the illusion of remembering scenes and events when experienced for the first time—called also déjà vu;	paramnésie
rafflesia	A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very large, in one species (Rafflesia Arnoldi) having a diameter of two or three feet.	rafflesia   ou   rafflésie
silesia	i. A kind of linen cloth, originally made in Silesia, a province of Prussia.  ii.  A twilled cotton fabric, used for dress linings	silésie
synaesthesia (U.K) synesthesia (U.S.A.)	a concomitant sensation and especially a subjective sensation or image of a sense (as of color) other than the one (as of sound) being stimulated; also : the condition marked by the experience of such sensations	synesthésie