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dysphoriant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dys-pho-ri-ant
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An agent which can create a state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a stimulus of feeling(s) of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety. See dysphoria.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσφορία (dusphoría, “excessive pain”), from δύσφορος (dúsphoros, “grievous”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + φέρω (phérō, “I bear, carry”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: δυσφορία

Usage

Inflected Forms

dysphoriants (plural)

Phrases

gender dysphoria premenstrual dysphoria species dysphoria

Frequently Paired Words

dysphoria dysphoric euphoria euphoric euphoriant

Antonyms

euphoriant

Questions

What does dysphoriant mean?
An agent which can create a state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a stimulus of feeling(s) of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety. See dysphoria.
Where does dysphoriant come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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