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DYSPHORIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Abnormal depression and discontent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

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

depression (sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy)

discontent; discontentedness; discontentment (a longing for something better than the present situation)

Antonym:

euphoria (a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation)

Derivation:

dysphoric (generalized feeling of distress)

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