dysphoria

[ dis-fawr-ee-uh ]
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noun
  1. a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, or restlessness: Growing up with alcoholic parents can produce dysphoria and low self-esteem in adulthood. One cannot predict the nature and extent of the damage caused by the current economic and social dysphoria.

Origin of dysphoria

1
First recorded in 1835–45; from New Latin, from Greek dysphoría “malaise, discomfort,” equivalent to dys- dys- + phor(ós) “bearing” + -ia -ia

Other words from dysphoria

  • dys·phor·ic [dis-fawr-ik, -for-], /dɪsˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for dysphoria

dysphoria

/ (dɪsˈfɔːrɪə) /


noun
  1. a feeling of being ill at ease

Origin of dysphoria

1
C20: New Latin, from Greek dys- + -phoria, from pherein to bear

Derived forms of dysphoria

  • dysphoric (dɪsˈfɒrɪk), adjective

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