Home › Words › N › nintendinitisnintendinitis/nɪnˌtɛn.dɪnˈaɪ.tɪs/nintendinitis means A form of repetitive strain injury affecting frequent video gamers, often from the excessive use of the d-pad on a game controller.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, nintendinitis ranks #1,767 of 42,752 for Qualifying.nintendinitis is pronounced /nɪnˌtɛn.dɪnˈaɪ.tɪs/.EtymologyBlend of Nintendo + tendinitis.nounA form of repetitive strain injury affecting frequent video gamers, often from the excessive use of the d-pad on a game controller.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.computeritis 51% match — Any ailment relating to or caused by computers, such as carpal tunnel syndrome. vs nintendinitis →dartitis 50% match — A nervous condition which prevents a darts player from releasing the dart at the optimum moment. vs nintendinitis →dropitis 47% match — A notional medical condition that causes people to drop things frequently. vs nintendinitis →frogitis 46% match — A supposed knee ailment caused by watching TV cross-legged for extended periods. vs nintendinitis →arrhythmokinesis 46% match — Rapid, alternating ballistic movements of the fingers (typical of Parkinson's disease) vs nintendinitis →consolitis 45% match — A notional condition affecting video games released for game consoles, making them inferior to computer versions. vs nintendinitis →graphospasm 45% match — Writer's cramp, muscular spasms in the thumb and forefinger that occur when writing. vs nintendinitis →tendinitic 44% match — Of, or affected by, tendinitis. vs nintendinitis →