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dysphoria

/dɪsˈfɔːɹi.ə/

dysphoria noun: a state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression, or anxiety. Also the ellipsis of gender dysphoria.

Noun

dysphoria (countable and uncountable, plural dysphorias)

  1. A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression, or anxiety.
    • body dysphoria
    • premenstrual dysphoria

Also used as

dysphoria is also the ellipsis of gender dysphoria.

dysphoria meaning in Arabic

dysphoria in Arabic

state of feeling unwell, unhappy, restless or depressed
اِضْطِرَاب هُوِيَّة iḍṭirāb huwiyya

Antonyms of dysphoria

Forms of dysphoria

pluraldysphorias

Origin of dysphoria

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

Words formed from dysphoria

Phrases with dysphoria

Words that rhyme with dysphoria

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Questions about dysphoria

What does dysphoria mean?
Dysphoria means a state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression, or anxiety.
What is dysphoria in Arabic?
Dysphoria in Arabic is اِضْطِرَاب هُوِيَّة (iḍṭirāb huwiyya). See Dysphoria meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is dysphoria?
Dysphoria is a noun.
How do you pronounce dysphoria?
Dysphoria is pronounced /dɪsˈfɔːɹi.ə/.
What is the plural of dysphoria?
The plural of dysphoria is dysphorias.

Words near dysphoria in the dictionary

  1. dysphonia
  2. dysphonias
  3. dysphonic
  4. dysphonics
  5. dysphony
  6. dysphoria
  7. dysphoriant
  8. dysphorias
  9. dysphoric
  10. dysphoric milk ejection reflex
  11. dysphorically

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