Antonyms for neurasthenia

Grammar : Noun

Spell : noo r-uh s-thee-nee-uh, nyoo r-

Phonetic Transcription : ˌnʊər əsˈθi ni ə, ˌnyʊər-

Definition of neurasthenia

Origin : "nervous exhaustion," 1854, medical Latin, from neur- (form of neuro- before a vowel) + asthenia "weakness" (see asthenia). Related: Neurasthenic.

As in nerves : noun extreme anxiety
As in nervous breakdown : noun mental exhaustion
As in nervousness : noun anxious state
As in neurosis : noun mental disturbance, disorder
As in breakdown : noun nervous collapse
As in jitters : noun nervous restlessness

Example sentences :

Our time is certainly not worse off on the score of neurasthenia than its predecessors.
Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg

It is a perfect paradise for anyone who has not got neurasthenia.
Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg

Hazlitt's attraction to Rachel in the face of her neurasthenia did not confuse him.
Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht

The neurasthenia of the defendants he pursued in courts annoyed him only slightly.
Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht

The politer word, to be used chivalrously, was "neurasthenia."
Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht

This would seem to have been a case of hypnotism, rather than neurasthenia.
Extract from : « Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood » by J. Conway Walter

This, I am told by an authority, was a case of neurasthenia, or nerve-paralysis.
Extract from : « Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood » by J. Conway Walter

Neurasthenia is the "fatigue neurosis," as a leading expert terms it.
Extract from : « Preventable Diseases » by Woods Hutchinson

It was produced by every guest in the room whispering loudly, "Neurasthenia!"
Extract from : « Sixes and Sevens » by O. Henry

So she drifts into neurasthenia and has fits of crying and periods of melancholia.
Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague

Synonyms for neurasthenia

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