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Ptrenglish Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Emotional “offness”

Millions more are tempted to try them to end chronic, unyielding distress, irritability, and emotional “offness”—trapped by an exhausting inner agitation they can’t shake.

Hello, could you please tell me the meaning of the phrase "emotional offness"? Thanks a lot.

  

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The author made up his own word. It's too bad, because there are other actual words that would have sufficed. s=t

  • The author made up his own word.
  • It's too bad, because there are other actual words that would have sufficed.
  • s=t
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The author made up his own word. It's too bad, because there are other actual words that would have sufficed.

Probably he intended it to be derived from entry #33

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/off?s=t

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