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dysphoria.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/dɪsˈfɔːɹi.ə/

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

    countable · uncountable
    body dysphoria
    premenstrual dysphoria

  2. Ellipsis of gender dysphoria.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
    height dysphoria
    bottom dysphoria
Where this word comes from

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

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