neurasthenicadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌnjʊərəsˈθɛnɪk/, U.S.

/ˌn(j)ʊrəsˈθɛnɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: neurasthenia n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < neurasthenia n. + -ic suffix. Compare myasthenic adj. Compare French névrosténique (1857), névrasténique (1859).R. G. Mayne gives a Latin form neurasthenicus (see quot. 1857 at sense A.).

Medicine.

A. adj.

Of the nature of or characteristic of neurasthenia; affected or caused by neurasthenia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of nervous system > [adjective] > nervous debility

neurasthenic1857

neurasthenical1899

psychasthenic1901

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > impairment of mental powers > psychasthenia

neuradynamic1857

neurasthenic1857

abulic1889

neurasthenical1899

psychasthenic1901

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Neurasthenicus,..neurasthenic.

1876 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. XI. 141 A form of headache which I shall take the liberty of calling neurasthenic headache.

1881 Med. Temp. Jrnl. 47 163 The neurasthenic..condition is first recognised by lassitude.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 135 Neurasthenic persons would..escape even medical recognition.

1925 S. Lewis Arrowsmith xxviii. 317 He made a checking list of the favorite neurasthenic fears: agoraphobia, claustrophobia, pyrophobia, anthropophobia, and the rest.

1949 H. Bailey Demonstr. Physical Signs Clin. Surg. (ed. 11) iii. 29 A high-stepping gait is seen in some neurasthenic states, strychnine poisoning, and foot-drop from any cause.

1985 E. Showalter Female Malady (1988) vii. 174 Neurasthenic symptoms, such as nightmares, insomnia, heart palpitations, dizziness, depression or disorientation, were more common among officers.

1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 24 Oct. 119/2 In 1953, a pale neurasthenic youth from French Algeria won the coveted International Wool Secretariat contest for dress design with a cocktail gown. Yves Saint Laurent was just 17.

B. n.

A person suffering from neurasthenia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of nervous system > [noun] > nervous debility > person

neurasthenic1884

neurastheniac1904

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > impairment of mental powers > aboulia or psychasthenia > person

neurasthenic1884

abulic1889

psychasthenic1901

neurastheniac1904

1884 T. S. Dowse Brain & Nerves 26 No class of people are more anxious about the future than neurasthenics.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 897 A state that may find expression in the fibrillary trembling of neurasthenics.

1920 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 413 Merely..a neurasthenic irritated beyond endurance by the suing dullness of the town.

1957 T. Leary Interpersonal Diagnosis of Personality ix. 186 Patients..include the phobics, neurasthenics, anxiety neurotics.

1982 M. Seymour-Smith Robert Graves v. 57 Siegfried was to become a patient at a convalescent home for neurasthenics.

2001 Neurology 57 510 Charcot sympathized more with the treating physician than the patient, calling neurasthenics insufferable.

Derivatives

neurasˈthenically adv. in a way characteristic or suggestive of neurasthenia.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Neurasthenically.

1937 D. Thomas Coll. Lett. (1987) 248 I haven't seen or written to you or let you know I'm alive—which, at the moment, and remembering neurasthenically my days of almost-death, I don't think I was.

1996 A. Theroux Secondary Colors 160 In Maria Edgeworth's curious moral tale ‘The Purple Jar’, the protagonist, Rosamond, neurasthenically prefers a gaudy jar to a new pair of shoes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neurasthenic
释义	neurasthenicadj.n. Brit. /ˌnjʊərəsˈθɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌn(j)ʊrəsˈθɛnɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: neurasthenia n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < neurasthenia n. + -ic suffix. Compare myasthenic adj. Compare French névrosténique (1857), névrasténique (1859).R. G. Mayne gives a Latin form neurasthenicus (see quot. 1857 at sense A.). Medicine. A. adj. Of the nature of or characteristic of neurasthenia; affected or caused by neurasthenia. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of nervous system > [adjective] > nervous debility neurasthenic1857 neurasthenical1899 psychasthenic1901 the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > impairment of mental powers > psychasthenia neuradynamic1857 neurasthenic1857 abulic1889 neurasthenical1899 psychasthenic1901 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Neurasthenicus,..neurasthenic. 1876 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. XI. 141 A form of headache which I shall take the liberty of calling neurasthenic headache. 1881 Med. Temp. Jrnl. 47 163 The neurasthenic..condition is first recognised by lassitude. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 135 Neurasthenic persons would..escape even medical recognition. 1925 S. Lewis Arrowsmith xxviii. 317 He made a checking list of the favorite neurasthenic fears: agoraphobia, claustrophobia, pyrophobia, anthropophobia, and the rest. 1949 H. Bailey Demonstr. Physical Signs Clin. Surg. (ed. 11) iii. 29 A high-stepping gait is seen in some neurasthenic states, strychnine poisoning, and foot-drop from any cause. 1985 E. Showalter Female Malady (1988) vii. 174 Neurasthenic symptoms, such as nightmares, insomnia, heart palpitations, dizziness, depression or disorientation, were more common among officers. 1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 24 Oct. 119/2 In 1953, a pale neurasthenic youth from French Algeria won the coveted International Wool Secretariat contest for dress design with a cocktail gown. Yves Saint Laurent was just 17. B. n. A person suffering from neurasthenia. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of nervous system > [noun] > nervous debility > person neurasthenic1884 neurastheniac1904 the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > impairment of mental powers > aboulia or psychasthenia > person neurasthenic1884 abulic1889 psychasthenic1901 neurastheniac1904 1884 T. S. Dowse Brain & Nerves 26 No class of people are more anxious about the future than neurasthenics. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 897 A state that may find expression in the fibrillary trembling of neurasthenics. 1920 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 413 Merely..a neurasthenic irritated beyond endurance by the suing dullness of the town. 1957 T. Leary Interpersonal Diagnosis of Personality ix. 186 Patients..include the phobics, neurasthenics, anxiety neurotics. 1982 M. Seymour-Smith Robert Graves v. 57 Siegfried was to become a patient at a convalescent home for neurasthenics. 2001 Neurology 57 510 Charcot sympathized more with the treating physician than the patient, calling neurasthenics insufferable. Derivatives neurasˈthenically adv. in a way characteristic or suggestive of neurasthenia. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Neurasthenically. 1937 D. Thomas Coll. Lett. (1987) 248 I haven't seen or written to you or let you know I'm alive—which, at the moment, and remembering neurasthenically my days of almost-death, I don't think I was. 1996 A. Theroux Secondary Colors 160 In Maria Edgeworth's curious moral tale ‘The Purple Jar’, the protagonist, Rosamond, neurasthenically prefers a gaudy jar to a new pair of shoes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1857
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