Dysphoria Definition

dĭs-fôrē-ə
noun
A generalized feeling of ill-being; esp., an abnormal feeling of anxiety, discontent, physical discomfort, etc.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Dysphoria

Noun

Singular:
dysphoria
Plural:
dysphorias

Origin of Dysphoria

  • From Ancient Greek δυσφορία (dusphoria, “excessive pain”), from δύσφορος (dusphoros, “grievous”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + φέρω (phero, “I bear, carry”).

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin from Greek dusphoriā distress from dusphoros hard to bear dus- dys- -phoros -phorous

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

Dysphoria Sentence Examples

  • The short-term side effects can include sedation, dysphoria, weight gain, movement abnormalities, depression, and poor school performance.

  • I and thousands who share my gender will have gender dysphoria from cradle to grave.

  • The medical term often used to describe these strong doubts is ' gender dysphoria ' .

  • A musical mood induction task was used to induce temporary mild dysphoria, and the effect of mood induction on self schemas was assessed.

  • Gender dysphoria condition Mr W has a gender dysphoria condition Mr W has a gender dysphoria condition.

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