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dysphoriant

dysphoriant 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.

Noun

dysphoriant (countable and uncountable, plural dysphoriants)

  1. 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.

Antonyms of dysphoriant

Forms of dysphoriant

pluraldysphoriants

Origin of dysphoriant

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

Words formed from dysphoriant

Questions about dysphoriant

What does dysphoriant mean?
Dysphoriant means 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.
What part of speech is dysphoriant?
Dysphoriant is a noun.
What is the plural of dysphoriant?
The plural of dysphoriant is dysphoriants.

Words near dysphoriant in the dictionary

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

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