psychasthenia

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

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noun

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

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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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Historical Examples

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
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