psychasthenia
[ sahy-kuh s-thee-nee-uh ]
/ ˌsaɪ kəsˈθi ni ə /
noun
Psychiatry.
(no longer in technical use) a neurosis marked by fear, anxiety, phobias, etc.
OTHER WORDS FROM psychasthenia
psy·chas·then·ic [sahy-kuh s-then-ik] /ˌsaɪ kəsˈθɛn ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby psychasthenia
psych up,
psych-,
psych-out,
psych.,
psychalgia,
psychasthenia,
psychataxia,
psyche,
psyche knot,
psychedelia,
psychedelic
Example sentences from the Web for psychasthenia
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 MarrsHe was confined two years, suffering from psychasthenia, with suicidal melancholia and delusion of persecution.
Average Jones |Samuel Hopkins AdamsI have stated that in medical practice two other types are described,—psychasthenia and hysteria.
The Nervous Housewife |Abraham MyersonThen 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