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- [noo r-uh s-thee-nee-uh, nyoo r-]
- /ˌnʊər əsˈθi ni ə, ˌnyʊər-/
- /ˌnjʊə.rəs.ˈθiː.nɪə/
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- [noo r-uh s-thee-nee-uh, nyoo r-]
- /ˌnʊər əsˈθi ni ə, ˌnyʊər-/
Definitions of neurasthenia word
- noun neurasthenia Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion. 1
- noun neurasthenia An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance. 1
- noun neurasthenia an obsolete technical term for a neurosis characterized by extreme lassitude and inability to cope with any but the most trivial tasks 0
- noun neurasthenia a former category of mental disorder, including such symptoms as irritability, fatigue, weakness, anxiety, and localized pains without apparent physical causes, thought to result from weakness or exhaustion of the nervous system 0
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Origin of neurasthenia
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; neur- + asthenia
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Parts of speech for Neurasthenia
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neurasthenia popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for neurasthenia
noun neurasthenia
- disintegration — the act or process of disintegrating.
- disruption — forcible separation or division into parts.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- mishap — an unfortunate accident.
- neurosis — Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
Antonyms for neurasthenia
noun neurasthenia
- mental health — psychological well-being and satisfactory adjustment to society and to the ordinary demands of life.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- relaxation — abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort, application, etc.
- coolness — moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening.
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