psychasthenia

Meanings

nounpsychasthenia (countable and uncountable, plural psychasthenias)

countabledateduncountableA psychological disorder characterized by phobias, obsessions, compulsions, or excessive anxiety.

From psych- + asthenia. By surface analysis, psych- (“soul, mind”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ia (“disease”).

Catalan psicoastènia

psicoastèniapsychological disorder characterized by phobias, obsessions, compulsions, or excessive anxiety

French psychasthénie

psychasthéniepsychological disorder characterized by phobias, obsessions, compulsions, or excessive anxiety

Portuguese psicastenia

psicasteniapsychological disorder characterized by phobias, obsessions, compulsions, or excessive anxiety

Romanian psihastenie

psihasteniepsychological disorder characterized by phobias, obsessions, compulsions, or excessive anxiety

Spanish psicastenia, sicastenia

psicasteniapsychological disorder characterized by phobias, obsessions, compulsions, or excessive anxiety
sicasteniapsychological disorder characterized by phobias, obsessions, compulsions, or excessive anxiety

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