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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shinkei suijaku
"彼は過労による神経衰弱に苦しんでいた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated with emotional and physical exhaustion.
"The physician diagnosed his chronic exhaustion and mental strain as neurasthenia." - 2
General debility or exhaustion of the nervous system.
"Modern interpretations often view historical cases of neurasthenia through the lens of chronic fatigue syndrome or burnout."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 19th century from Greek 'neuron' (nerve) and 'astheneia' (weakness). It gained medical prominence in the late Victorian era to describe a condition of nervous exhaustion and fatigue.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Neurasthenia" is said worldwide
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neurasthénie
Transliteration: nœʁasteˈni
"Il souffrait de neurasthénie après des années de surmenage."
Neurasthenie
Transliteration: nɔɪ̯ʁasteˈniː
"Die Diagnose lautete auf Neurasthenie infolge von Stress."
neurastenia
Transliteration: neurasteˈni.a
"La distruzione dei nervi veniva spesso associata alla neurastenia nell'Ottocento."
neurastenia
Transliteration: newɾasteˈni.a
"El médico le diagnosticó neurastenia por el exceso de trabajo."
neurastenia
Transliteration: newɾasteˈni.ɐ
"Ele procurou tratamento para a neurastenia crônica."
तंत्रिका दुर्बलता
Transliteration: tantrika durbalata
"अत्यधिक तनाव के कारण उसे तंत्रिका दुर्बलता हो गई।"
神经衰弱
Transliteration: shénjīng shuāiruò
"长期工作压力过大导致了他患上神经衰弱。"
신경쇠약
Transliteration: singyeong soeyak
"그는 심한 업무 스트레스로 신경쇠약 진단을 받았다."
神経衰弱
Transliteration: shinkei suijaku
"彼は過労による神経衰弱に苦しんでいた。"
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