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neurasthenia

noun

  1. psychopathological term to denote a condition with symptoms of fatigue, anxiety, headache, heart palpitations, high blood pressure, neuralgia, and depressed mood.
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθiːniə/

noun

Etymology: From neur- + asthenia, after Italian nevrastenia. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ia (“disease”).

  1. An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.