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neurasthenic::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | diseased person, sick person, sufferer |
neurasthenic:: | Spocien Dictionary
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| Derivation | neurasthenia |
neurasthenic tendencies.
Examples of neurasthenic
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They possess none of modern man's neurasthenic haste to import trouble in paradise.
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Wilder's frenetic talents are perfectly pitched to the neurasthenic Philippe de Sisi.
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For a time he worried about becoming typecast as Hollywood's favorite neurasthenic comedian.
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This Hedda has been a malevolent vampire, a caged prisoner of boredom, a raging neurasthenic.
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There is nothing neurasthenic about a well-padded person.
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It's hardly feckless to feel scared or neurasthenic at times.
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Langella has always been a spectral, neurasthenic figure onstage with a temperament of icy disdain.
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Very well, this neurasthenic little novel is a wicked parody.
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Initially, Lydia is won over not by Henry's neurasthenic manner but by the winning letters he writes after their dates.
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- A person suffering a nervous breakdown
- Of or relating to or suffering from neurasthenia; "neurasthenic tendencies"
- (neurasthenia) An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance
- (neurasthenia) a psychological disorder characterized by chronic fatigue and weakness with vague physical symptoms (headache, muscle pain, etc.); originally attributed to weakness or exhaustion of the nerves. ...
- (Neurasthenia) Severe nerve weakness; nervous exhaustion.
- (Neurasthenia) A set of psychological and physical symptoms, including fatigue, irritability, headache, dizziness, anxiety and intolerance of noise.
- (Neurasthenia) Symptoms of this mental disorder--which is triggered by stress or anxiety--may include weakness or fatigue, which may be accompanied by chest pain; a rapid, intense heartbeat that may be irregular; palpitations (tachycardia); cold, clammy hands and feet; abnormally rapid breathing ...
- (Neurasthenia) a form of neurosis essentially characterised by sensations of tiredness and weakness at the motor and psychic levels, a lack of desire to accomplish or do anything and general apathy. ...
- (Neurasthenia) a hypothetical disorder which explained nervous symptoms as a physical exhaustion of the nervous system. Declared by electrotherapist George Beard in 1869, neurasthenia was a popular diagnosis during the late 19th century.
