neurasthenic C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ UK /ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #173737 Meanings 1 adj historical medicine: relating to or affected by neurasthenia, a diagnosis involving fatigue, weakness, and nervous symptoms The physician described the exhausted patient as neurasthenic. Etymology From neurasthenia + -ic or neur- + asthenia + -ic. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”). Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # neurasthenic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 173737 ## Meanings 1. historical medicine: relating to or affected by neurasthenia, a diagnosis involving fatigue, weakness, and nervous symptoms ## Examples - The physician described the exhausted patient as neurasthenic. ## Etymology From neurasthenia + -ic or neur- + asthenia + -ic. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown