Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neurasthenic

/ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: neur-as-then-ic
IPA: /ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to neurasthenia; that is, tendencies of a person who has suffered a nervous breakdown.

noun

A person who has neurasthenia.

Dated

Example Sentences

"They agreed to have no more family gatherings due to their father's neurasthenic presence."
"Middle-class parents’ self-medication has long been recreationalized, even romanticized in America (so long as they were white); think of sitcom dads pouring a drink and sinking into the BarcaLounger after a long day with Bob in accounting, or neurasthenic moms popping pink capsules while the casserole browns."

Etymology

From neurasthenia + -ic or neur- + asthenia + -ic. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: neur
Suffix: neurasthenia, asthenia

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/
British English: /ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθɛnɪk/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more neurasthenic (comparative) most neurasthenic (superlative) neurasthenics (plural)

Derived Forms

neurasthenically

Rhymes With

schizophrenic pathogenic hygienic photogenic hellenic anthropogenic carcinogenic cryogenic hallucinogenic ketogenic hypoallergenic antigenic

Questions

How do you pronounce neurasthenic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/.
What does neurasthenic mean?: Of or pertaining to neurasthenia; that is, tendencies of a person who has suffered a nervous breakdown.
Where does neurasthenic come from?: From neurasthenia + -ic or neur- + asthenia + -ic. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”).

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