English Explanatory Dictionary

dysthymia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tendency to be depressed, without hope.
  2. A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least two years.

Word forms

dysthymia dysthymias

Etymology

From dys- + -thymia. From Ancient Greek δυσθυμία (dusthumía, “despondency, despair; ill-temper”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + θυμός (thumós, “soul, spirit”).

Synonyms

depression despondence dejectedness gloom lypemania persistent depressive disorder PDD

Antonyms

euthymia euphoria

Related words

dysthymiac dysthymic euthymia euthymic
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