neurasthenic
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ / /ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθɛnɪk/
adj
Etymology: From neurasthenia + -ic or neur- + asthenia + -ic. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”).
- 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
Etymology: From neurasthenia + -ic or neur- + asthenia + -ic. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”).
- A person who has neurasthenia.