Dysthymia Definition

dĭs-thīmē-ə
noun
A mild, chronic form of mental depression.
Webster's New World

A tendency to be depressed, without hope.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • dysthymic depression

Other Word Forms of Dysthymia

Noun

Singular:
dysthymia
Plural:
dysthymias

Origin of Dysthymia

  • From Ancient Greek δυσθυμία (dusthumia, “despondency, despair; ill-temper"), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad") + θυμός (thumos, “soul, spirit").

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin dysthȳmia from Greek dusthūmiā despondency dus- dys- -thūmiā -thymia

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Dysthymia Sentence Examples

  • Dysthymia commonly occurs in tandem with other psychiatric and physical conditions.

  • Dysthymia is a recurrent or lengthy depression that may last a lifetime.

  • It is similar to major depressive disorder, but dysthymia is chronic, long-lasting, persistent, and mild.

  • Generally patients are diagnosed with dysthymia if they feel depressed more days than not for at least two years.

  • Dysthymia is prevalent in patients with certain medical conditions, including multiple sclerosis, AIDS, hypothyroidism, chronic fatigue syndrome, diabetes, and post-cardiac transplantation.

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Words Starting With

DDYDYS

Words Ending With

AIAMIA

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