dysthesia

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noun

A morbid habit of body, resulting in general discomfort and impatience.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

noundysthesia (countable and uncountable, plural dysthesias)

plural dysthesias

  1. alternativecountableuncountablemedicineAlternative form of dysesthesia (“abnormal sensation caused by lesions of the nervous system”).
  2. countableobsoleteuncountablemedicineA morbid habit of body, resulting in general discomfort and impatience.

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APA

dysthesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysthesia

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“dysthesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysthesia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysthesia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysthesia.

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