Dysphoria meaning
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.
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An emotional state characterized by anxiety, depression, or unease.
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(psychol.) A generalized feeling of ill-being; esp., an abnormal feeling of anxiety, discontent, physical discomfort, etc.
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An emotional state characterized by anxiety, depression, or unease.
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Origin of dysphoria
- 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
- From Ancient Greek δυσφορία (dusphoria, “excessive pain”), from δύσφορος (dusphoros, “grievous”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + φέρω (phero, “I bear, carry”).
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