Antonyms for neurasthenic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : noo r-uh s-then-ik, nyoo r-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌnʊər əsˈθɛn ɪk, ˌnyʊər-


Definition of neurasthenic

  • As in palsied : adj crippled
Example sentences :
  • One of the great troubles with neurasthenic women is that they do not laugh enough.
  • Extract from : « Possessed » by Cleveland Moffett
  • This view of her condition by her family or her physician is the tragedy of the neurasthenic.
  • Extract from : « Preventable Diseases » by Woods Hutchinson
  • She finally becomes anemic and neurasthenic and a misanthrope.
  • Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
  • She was of neurasthenic inheritance, and was put in unfavourable conditions.
  • Extract from : « The Modern Malady » by Cyril Bennett
  • A neurasthenic, however, is not to be mistaken for an imbecile.
  • Extract from : « Essays In Pastoral Medicine » by Austin Malley
  • Be careful in the selection of a confessor for a neurasthenic child.
  • Extract from : « Essays In Pastoral Medicine » by Austin Malley
  • The father is neurasthenic, and the grandfather has trigeminal neuralgia.
  • Extract from : « Tics and Their Treatment » by Henry Meigne
  • He must not jump all the time; that is how you are neurasthenic in America.
  • Extract from : « The Professor's Mystery » by Wells Hastings
  • He is off his balance, weak, neurasthenic, and devoid of the sense of proportion.
  • Extract from : « Cupid in Africa » by P. C. Wren
  • Nor are they quite so common in the housewife as the neurasthenic, deënergized state.
  • Extract from : « The Nervous Housewife » by Abraham Myerson

Synonyms for neurasthenic

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