neurasthenia
neurasthenia · neurasthenias
An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and…An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.
/ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθiːniə/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, dated, uncountable)An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.
неврастени́яnevrasteníja
More definitions
- nervous breakdown (not in technical use)
Translations
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ill-defined medical condition:
Origin
From neur- + asthenia, after Italian nevrastenia. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + aFrom neur- + asthenia, after Italian nevrastenia. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ia (“disease”).
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Forms
plural: neurasthenias| Singular | neurasthenia |
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Synonyms
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable