psychasthenia
[ sahy-kuh s-thee-nee-uh ]
/ ˌsaɪ kəsˈθi ni ə /
noun
Psychiatry. (no longer in technical use) a neurosis marked by fear, anxiety, phobias, etc.
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OTHER WORDS FROM psychasthenia
psy·chas·then·ic [sahy-kuh s-then-ik] /ˌsaɪ kəsˈθɛn ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby psychasthenia
psych up, psych-, psych-out, psych., psychalgia, psychasthenia, psychataxia, psyche, psyche knot, psychedelia, psychedelic
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Example sentences 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 MarrsHe was confined two years, suffering from psychasthenia, with suicidal melancholia and delusion of persecution.
Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins AdamsI have stated that in medical practice two other types are described,—psychasthenia and hysteria.
The Nervous Housewife|Abraham MyersonThen 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