psychasthenia

psychasthenia
psychasthenic /suy'keuhs then"ik/, adj.
/suy'keuhs thee"nee euh/, n.
Psychiatry. (no longer in technical use) a neurosis marked by fear, anxiety, phobias, etc.
[1905-10; < NL; see PSYCH-, ASTHENIA]

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