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neurasthenia

neu·rast·he·nia

UK/ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθiːniə/ US/ˌnʊræˈsθiniʌ/ uncommon dated

noun

1.

nervous breakdown (not in technical use)

Origin

From neur- + asthenia, after Italian nevrastenia. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ia (“disease”).

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