psychasthenia

[ sahy-kuh s-thee-nee-uh ]

/ ˌsaɪ kəsˈθi ni ə /

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noun

Psychiatry. (no longer in technical use) a neurosis marked by fear, anxiety, phobias, etc.

Nearby words

psych up, psych-, psych-out, psych., psychalgia, psychasthenia, psychataxia, psyche, psyche knot, psychedelia, psychedelic

Origin of psychasthenia

From New Latin, dating back to 1905–10; see origin at psych-, asthenia

Related forms

psy·chas·then·ic

[sahy-kuh s-then-ik] /ˌsaɪ kəsˈθɛn ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for psychasthenia

I went to see a stomach specialist who looked me over and gravely informed me that I had psychasthenia anorexia.
Confessions of a Neurasthenic|William Taylor Marrs
He was confined two years, suffering from psychasthenia, with suicidal melancholia and delusion of persecution.
Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins Adams
I have stated that in medical practice two other types are described,—psychasthenia and hysteria.
The Nervous Housewife|Abraham Myerson
Then you can check your notes and decide if it's schizophrenia, or catatonia, or psychasthenia, or what not.
A Thought For Tomorrow|Robert E. Gilbert