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NEURASTHENIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person suffering a nervous breakdown

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)

Derivation:

neurasthenic (of or relating to or suffering from neurasthenia)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or suffering from neurasthenia

Example:

neurasthenic tendencies

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

neurasthenia (nervous breakdown (not in technical use))

Derivation:

neurasthenia (nervous breakdown (not in technical use))

neurasthenic (a person suffering a nervous breakdown)

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