dysthymia
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- noun
- /dɪsˈθaɪmiə/
- Specialized
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distimia
- I consider my depression (dysthymia) to be a chronic disease, similar to my overeating, codependency, money issues, and cancer.
- dysthymia and depression
- major depression and dysthymia
Examples
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I also have dysthymia, not fun.
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What's harder now is the dysthymia, the low-grade depression that's lingered since.
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I have dysthymia, which sucks.
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I suffer from dysthymia, which is a constant form of depression; I also suffer from anxiety.
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Dysthymia can lead to feelings of dysthymia and low energy that persist for years.
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After being diagnosed with dysthymia, she began attending therapy to manage her long-lasting depression.
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He struggled with dysthymia, experiencing a chronic low mood that affected his daily life for several years.
Synonyms
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A deep feeling of sadness and loss of interest in life
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A deep, long-lasting feeling of sadness
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A deep lasting feeling of sadness without a clear reason
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Long periods of deep sadness and loss of interest that make daily life hard and often need medical help
A long time feeling sad and low in energy for at least two years
A feeling of being sad or low
A time when someone feels sad and without energy
Antonyms
How Depressed
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Surface Forms
Morphology
dysthymia = thymia (semi-transparent) = dys + thymia
Formally 'dys-' (bad) + 'thymia' (mood) signals an abnormal mood, but the clinical nuance of a chronic, mild depressive disorder is specialized and not fully predictable from the components.
Etymology
Dysthymia comes from Greek parts dys- meaning 'bad' and thymia from thymos meaning 'mood' or 'spirit'. So dysthymia is like a 'bad mood' that is mild but long-lasting.