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dysthymia

 
Dictionary: dys·thy·mi·a   (dĭs-thī'mē-ə) pronunciation
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n.
A mood disorder characterized by mild depression.

[New Latin dysthȳmia, from Greek dusthūmiā, despondency : dus-, dys- + -thūmiā, -thymia.]

dysthymic dys·thy'mic adj.

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(dĭs-thī'mē-ə)
n.

A mood disorder characterized by despondency or mild depression.

dys·thy'mic adj.
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: mild chronic depression
  Synonym: dysthymic depression

 
 

 

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