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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