Phrase guide

Dr. Strangelove syndrome

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /dɑktər streɪndʒlʌv sɪndɹoʊm/

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of alien hand syndrome.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: alien hand syndrome

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the character Dr. Strangelove in Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.