PSYCHASTHENIA


Meaning of PSYCHASTHENIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsī-kəs-ˈthē-nē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1900

: a neurotic state characterized especially by phobias, obsessions, or compulsions that one knows are irrational

• psych·as·then·ic -ˈthe-nik adjective or noun

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