Associations to the word «Neurasthenia»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

NEURASTHENIA, noun. Nervous breakdown (not in technical use).

Wise words

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