dysphoria

American  

[dis-fawr-ee-uh] / dɪsˈfɔr i ə /

noun

1. a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, or restlessness.

   Growing up with alcoholic parents can produce dysphoria and low self-esteem in adulthood.

   One cannot predict the nature and extent of the damage caused by the current economic and social dysphoria.

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dysphoria British  

/ dɪsˈfɒrɪk, dɪsˈfɔːrɪə /

noun

1. a feeling of being ill at ease

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Other Word Forms

• dysphoric adjective

Etymology

Origin of dysphoria

First recorded in 1835–45; from New Latin, from Greek dysphoría “malaise, discomfort,” equivalent to dys- dys- + phor(ós) “bearing” + -ia -ia