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- US Pronunciation
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- [dis-thahy-mee-uh]
- /dɪsˈθaɪ mi ə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dis-thahy-mee-uh]
- /dɪsˈθaɪ mi ə/
Definitions of dysthymia word
- noun dysthymia depression; despondency or a tendency to be despondent. 1
- noun dysthymia Persistent mild depression. 1
- noun dysthymia the characteristics of the neurotic and introverted, including anxiety, depression, and compulsive behaviour 0
- noun dysthymia a relatively mild depression 0
- noun dysthymia A tendency to be depressed, without hope. 0
- noun dysthymia (psychiatry) A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least 2 years. 0
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Origin of dysthymia
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < New Latin < Greek dysthymía; see dys-, -thymia
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Parts of speech for Dysthymia
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dysthymia popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dysthymia usage trend in Literature
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