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Definition of Dysphoria
1. Noun. Abnormal depression and discontent.
Derivative terms: Dysphoric
Antonyms: Euphoria
Definition of Dysphoria
1. n. Impatience under affliction; morbid restlessness; dissatisfaction; the fidgets.
Definition of Dysphoria
1. Noun. A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dysphoria
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dysphoria
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Dysphoria
Literary usage of Dysphoria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transsexuals: Life from Both Sides by Lynn Hubschman (1999)
"Gender dysphoria. Gender dysphoria herein refers to that psychological state
whereby a ... Gender dysphoria, herein, does not refer to cases of infant sex ..."
2. Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"Studies of withdrawal effects have found depressed mood or dysphoria to be a
common, transient withdrawal effect, partly reflecting multiple pharmacologie ..."
3. Cocaine: Pharmacology, Effects, and Treatment of Abuse edited by John Grabowski (1994)
"Receptor supersensitivity (beta- adrenergic or dopaminergic) could be a neurochemical
substrate for post- cocaine dysphoria or craving. ..."
4. Cocaine Use in America: Epidemmiologic and Clinical Perspectives edited by Nicholas J. Kozel, Edgar H. Adams (1996)
"Instead, dysphoria dominates. The same inability to achieve feelings of pleasure
in response to ordinarily rewarding events extends into the ..."
5. The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1999)
"Calcium channel blockers dearly help with the irritability, help with the headaches,
help with the dysphoria presumably by blocking excessive influx of ..."
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