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psychasthenic

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Affected with, or relating to, psychasthenia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who has psychasthenia.

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History

Etymology

From psychasthenia + -ic. By surface analysis, psych- (“soul, mind”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: psicoastènic — affected with, or relating to, psychasthenia
  • French: psychasthénique — affected with, or relating to, psychasthenia
  • Portuguese: psicasténico — affected with, or relating to, psychasthenia
  • Portuguese: psicastênico — affected with, or relating to, psychasthenia
  • Romanian: psihastenic — affected with, or relating to, psychasthenia
  • Spanish: psicasténico — affected with, or relating to, psychasthenia
  • Spanish: sicasténico — affected with, or relating to, psychasthenia
  • French: psychasthénique — a person who has psychasthenia
  • Portuguese: psicasténico — a person who has psychasthenia
  • Portuguese: psicastênico — a person who has psychasthenia