Meanings
- uncountablemedicineAn eye condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eyestrain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision.
Synonyms: eyestrain
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn eye condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eyestrain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Ancient Greekσθένος (sthénos)
- Ancient Greekἀσθενής (asthenḗs)
- Englishastheno-
- Englishasthenopia
From astheno- (“loss of strength”) + -opia (“relating to the eyes”).
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Dutch oogvermoeidheid, asthenopie
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Italian astenopia
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Malay keletihan mata
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Polish astenopia
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Cite this entry
asthenopia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asthenopia
“asthenopia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asthenopia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asthenopia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asthenopia.
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