ASTHENY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abnormal loss of strength

Synonyms:

asthenia; astheny

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("astheny" is a kind of...):

debility; feebleness; frailness; frailty; infirmity; valetudinarianism (the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age))

Derivation:

asthenic (lacking energy or vitality)

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