festination

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fes′tə nāshən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fes•ti•na•tion  (fes′tə nāshən),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologya gait marked by an involuntary hurrying in walking, observed in certain nerve diseases.
  • Latin festinātiōn- (stem of festinātiō) a hastening. See festinate, -ion
  • 1530–40


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