👉 In linguistics and psychology, a parasynthetic term is one that modifies or adds to another term by introducing a new meaning. This can be useful for adding additional information about an existing concept or idea. For example, in English grammar, a "parasynthetic" word can modify another word in a sentence by adding a new meaning or context. For example, the English phrase "to make a fool of oneself" (meaning to lose one's self-confidence and become ashamed) is constructed
