English Explanatory Dictionary

neurasthenic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to neurasthenia; that is, tendencies of a person who has suffered a nervous breakdown.
noun
  1. A person who has neurasthenia.

Pronunciation

/ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ /ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθɛnɪk/

Word forms

neurasthenic more neurasthenic most neurasthenic neurasthenics

Etymology

From neurasthenia + -ic or neur- + asthenia + -ic. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”).

Derived words

neurasthenically
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