FORMICATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("formication" is a kind of...):

paraesthesia; paresthesia (abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage)

Derivation:

formicate (crawl about like ants)