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dysphoric

[dis-fawr-ee-uh, -fohr-]

dys·pho·ri·a

[dis-fawr-ee-uh, -fohr-]
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

dys·phor·ic [dis-fawr-ik, -for-] , 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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