neurasthenia

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/ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθiːniə/

noun

An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.

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anergasiaAmericanitis
OriginItalian nevrastenia →
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Meanings

nounneurasthenia (countable and uncountable, plural neurasthenias)

plural neurasthenias

  1. countabledateduncountablehuman sciencesAn ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.

    Synonyms: anergasia, Americanitis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.

Similar
anergasiaAmericanitis
Also see
anergasia

Origin

  1. Italiannevrastenia
  2. Englishneurasthenia

From neur- + asthenia, after Italian nevrastenia. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ia (“disease”).

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Translations

Catalan neurastènia
  • neurastèniaill-defined medical condition
Chinese Mandarin 神經衰弱 /神经衰弱, 神經衰弱症 /神经衰弱症
  • 神經衰弱 /神经衰弱 (shénjīng shuāiruò)ill-defined medical condition
  • 神經衰弱症 /神经衰弱症 (shénjīng shuāiruò zhèng)ill-defined medical condition
Czech neurastenie
  • neurastenieill-defined medical condition
Dutch neurasthenie
  • neurasthenieill-defined medical condition
Finnish neurastenia, väsymysoireyhtymä
  • neurasteniaill-defined medical condition
  • väsymysoireyhtymäill-defined medical condition
  • heikkohermoisuusill-defined medical condition
French neurasthénie
  • neurasthénieill-defined medical condition
Irish néaraistéine
  • néaraistéineill-defined medical condition
Japanese 神経衰弱
  • 神経衰弱 (shinkeisuijaku)ill-defined medical condition
Korean 신경쇠약
  • 신경쇠약 (sin'gyeongsoeyak)ill-defined medical condition
Polish neurastenia
  • neurasteniaill-defined medical condition
Portuguese neurastenia
  • neurasteniaill-defined medical condition
Russian неврастени́я
  • неврастени́я (nevrasteníja)ill-defined medical condition
Spanish neurastenia, neura
  • neurasteniaill-defined medical condition
  • neuraill-defined medical condition
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neurasthenia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurasthenia

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“neurasthenia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurasthenia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurasthenia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurasthenia.

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