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hyperkatifeia

hyperkatifeia noun: hypersensitivity to emotional distress in the context of substance abuse.

Noun

hyperkatifeia

  1. Hypersensitivity to emotional distress in the context of substance abuse.
    • George Koob, director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, has christened this state “hyperkatifeia,” an extreme dejection or dysphoria that can occur with long-term drug use.2024, Moises Velasquez-Manoff, “An Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction Exists. Why Isn’t It Used More?”, in New York Times

Origin of hyperkatifeia

From hyper- + Ancient Greek κατήφεια (katḗpheia).

Questions about hyperkatifeia

What does hyperkatifeia mean?
Hyperkatifeia means hypersensitivity to emotional distress in the context of substance abuse.
What part of speech is hyperkatifeia?
Hyperkatifeia is a noun.

Words near hyperkatifeia in the dictionary

  1. hyperkaluria
  2. hyperkarst
  3. hyperkarstic
  4. hyperkatabolic
  5. hyperkatabolism
  6. hyperkatifeia
  7. hyperkeratinisation
  8. hyperkeratinisations
  9. hyperkeratinise
  10. hyperkeratinised
  11. hyperkeratinises

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