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dysthymia

dyst·hy·mia

uncommon

noun

1.

mild chronic depression

  • “I thought she had just been in a bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it dysthymia”
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Origin

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

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