neurasthenic

== English == === Etymology === From neurasthenia +‎ -ic or neur- +‎ asthenia +‎ -ic. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) +‎ a- (“not”) +‎ sthen- (“strength”) +‎ -ic (“adjective suffix”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ Hyphenation: neur‧as‧then‧ic Rhymes: -ɛnɪk === Adjective === neurasthenic (comparative more neurasthenic, superlative most neurasthenic) Of or pertaining to neurasthenia; that is, tendencies of a person who has suffered a nervous breakdown. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === neurasthenic (plural neurasthenics) (medicine, psychiatry, dated) A person who has neurasthenia. ==== Translations ====