neurasthenic

English

Etymology

neurasthenia +‎ -ic = neur- +‎ asthenia +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθɛnɪk/
Hyphenation: neur‧as‧then‧ic
Rhymes: -ɛnɪk

Adjective

neurasthenic (comparative more neurasthenic, superlative most neurasthenic)

Of or pertaining to neurasthenia; that is, tendencies of a person who has suffered a nervous breakdown.
They agreed to have no more family gatherings due to their father's neurasthenic presence.

Translations

pertaining to neurasthenia

Catalan: neurastènic
Finnish: neurasteeninen
French: neurasthénique (fr)
German: neurasthenisch (de)
Irish: néaraistéineach

Italian: nevrastenico
Russian: неврастени́ческий (ru) (nevrasteníčeskij)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: неурастѐничан

Latin: neurastèničan (sh)
Welsh: niwrasthenig

Noun

neurasthenic (plural neurasthenics)

(medicine, psychiatry, dated) An individual who has neurasthenia.

Translations

person who has neurasthenia

Dutch: zenuwlijder (nl) m
Finnish: neurasteenikko
German: Neurastheniker (de) m, Neurasthenikerin (de) f

Russian: неврасте́ник (ru) m (nevrasténik)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: неурастѐнӣк m

Latin: neurastènīk (sh) m

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