All neurasthenia synonyms
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N n noun neurasthenia
- derangement — Derangement is the state of being mentally ill and unable to think or act in a controlled way.
- deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
- insanity — the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
- instability — the quality or state of being unstable; lack of stability or firmness.
- madness — the state of being mad; insanity.
- maladjustment — bad or unsatisfactory adjustment.
- obsession — the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
- phobia — a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it.
- psychopathy — a mental disorder in which an individual manifests amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.
- mental illness — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
- personality disorder — any of a group of mental disorders characterized by deeply ingrained maladaptive patterns of behavior and personality style, which are usually recognizable as early as adolescence and are often lifelong in duration.
- fidget — to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
- jump — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- shiver — to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc.
- tremble — to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
- 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.
- basket case — If someone describes a country or organization as a basket case, they mean that its economy or finances are in a seriously bad state.
- crackup — a cracking up
- psychasthenia — Psychiatry. (no longer in technical use) a neurosis marked by fear, anxiety, phobias, etc.
- fretfulness — The quality of being fretful.
- hysteria — an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
- imbalance — the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
- irritation — the act of irritating or the state of being irritated.
- nervousness — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- sleepless — without sleep: a sleepless night.
- strain — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
- stress — importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- tenseness — stretched tight, as a cord, fiber, etc.; drawn taut; rigid.