neurasthenic
neur·as·then·ic
neurasthenic · neurasthenics
A person who has neurastheniaA person who has neurasthenia.
UK/ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθɛnɪk/US/ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/
Meaning
1 senses(dated)A person who has neurasthenia.
Neurastheniker, Neurasthenikerin
неврасте́никnevrasténik
More definitions
- a person suffering a nervous breakdown
Translations
3 languagesРусский
person who has neurasthenia:
Deutsch
person who has neurasthenia:
Origin
From neurasthenia + -ic or neur- + asthenia + -ic. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) +From neurasthenia + -ic or neur- + asthenia + -ic. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”).
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Forms
plural: neurasthenics| Singular | neurasthenic |
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See also
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