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neurasthenic

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12
Pronunciation
/ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/
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/ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ · /ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθɛnɪk/

Definition of neurasthenic

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. 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.”
    “Middle-class parents’ self-medication has long been recreationalized, even romanticized in America (so long as they were white); think of sitcom dads pouring a drink and sinking into the BarcaLounger after a long day with Bob in accounting, or neurasthenic moms popping pink capsules while the casserole browns.”
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adj

  1. 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.”
    “Middle-class parents’ self-medication has long been recreationalized, even romanticized in America (so long as they were white); think of sitcom dads pouring a drink and sinking into the BarcaLounger after a long day with Bob in accounting, or neurasthenic moms popping pink capsules while the casserole browns.”

noun

  1. (dated)A person who has neurasthenia.

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Etymology

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

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