neurasthenia

[ noo r-uh s-thee-nee-uh, nyoo r- ]
/ ˌnʊər əsˈθi ni ə, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion.

Origin of neurasthenia

First recorded in 1855–60; neur- + asthenia

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British Dictionary definitions for neurasthenia

neurasthenia
/ (ˌnjʊərəsˈθiːnɪə) /

noun

an obsolete technical term for a neurosis characterized by extreme lassitude and inability to cope with any but the most trivial tasks

Derived forms of neurasthenia

neurasthenic (ˌnjʊərəsˈθɛnɪk), adjective neurasthenically, adverb

Medical definitions for neurasthenia

neurasthenia
[ nur′əs-thēnē-ə ]

n.

A complex of symptoms characterized by chronic fatigue and weakness, loss of memory, and generalized aches and pains.

Other words from neurasthenia

neu′ras•thenic (-thĕnĭk) adj.