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dys·pho·ri·a
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noun
Pathology
.
a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
Origin:
1835–45;
<
Neo-Latin
<
Greek
dysphoría
malaise, discomfort, equivalent to
dys-
dys-
+
phor
(
ós
) bearing +
-ia
-ia
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dys·phor·ic
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ɪk
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-ˈfɒr-
/
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fawr
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adjective
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dysphoria
(dɪsˈfɔːrɪə)
—
n
a feeling of being ill at ease
[C20: New Latin, from Greek
dys-
+
-phoria,
from
pherein
to bear]
dysphoric
—
adj
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