noun🔗ShareSystemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease)"While seemingly unrelated, some online communities jokingly refer to the exhaustion and energy depletion caused by severe systemic lupus erythematosus as a form of "vampirism," due to how it can drain a person's strength and vitality. "diseasebodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe state of being a vampire"The old movie was about a family struggling to cope with their daughter's secret vampirism. "mythologysupernaturalcurseinhumanbeingliteratureentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePractices associated with vampires, in particular blood-drinking and the draining of a victim's life-force."The rumors about a local student spreading vampirism were terrifying, as the strange symptoms pointed to blood-drinking and a weakening of the victim's health. "mythologysupernaturalcultureliteratureinhumantraditionreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExtortion"Treason, delusion, vampirism, scoundrelism, from Dan to Beersheba! — Thomas Carlyle."economybusinessfinancelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading