neurasthenia

From neur- +‎ asthenia, after Italian nevrastenia. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) +‎ a- (“not”) +‎ sthen- (“strength”) +‎ -ia (“disease”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθiːniə/

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neurasthenia (countable and uncountable, plural neurasthenias)

1. (psychiatry, dated) An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.

   Synonym: anergasia

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