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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.

RELATED WORDS

disruption, disintegration, mishap, failure, neurosis, neurasthenia, crackup

Nearby words

  1. psych up,
  2. psych-,
  3. psych-out,
  4. psych.,
  5. psychalgia,
  6. psychasthenic,
  7. psychataxia,
  8. psyche,
  9. psyche knot,
  10. psychedelia

Origin of psychasthenia

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