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dysthymic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
dys-thymic
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person diagnosed with dysthymia, or dysthymic depression.

adj

Having or relating to dysthymia.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English dysthym(ia) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dysthymic From dysthym(ia) + -ic.

Inflected Forms

dysthymics (plural) more dysthymic (comparative) most dysthymic (superlative)

Questions

What does dysthymic mean?
A person diagnosed with dysthymia, or dysthymic depression.
Where does dysthymic come from?
Etymology tree English dysthym(ia) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dysthymic From dysthym(ia) + -ic.

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