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psychasthenia

psy·chas·the·ni·a
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahy-kuh s-thee-nee-uh]
    • /ˌsaɪ kəsˈθi ni ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahy-kuh s-thee-nee-uh]
    • /ˌsaɪ kəsˈθi ni ə/

Definitions of psychasthenia word

  • noun psychasthenia Psychiatry. (no longer in technical use) a neurosis marked by fear, anxiety, phobias, etc. 1
  • noun psychasthenia an obsessive neurosis or mental lethargy 0
  • noun psychasthenia a group of neuroses characterized by phobias, obsessions, undue anxiety, etc. 0
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Origin of psychasthenia

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
From New Latin, dating back to 1905-10; See origin at psych-, asthenia

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Parts of speech for Psychasthenia

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
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psychasthenia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for psychasthenia

noun psychasthenia

  • breakdown — The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
  • crackup — a cracking up
  • neurasthenia — Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion.
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