Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mood disorder characterized by periodic depression.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Mental depression.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A tendency to be
depressed , withouthope . - noun psychiatry One form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least 2 years.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun mild chronic depression
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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There are varying degrees of the condition, from major depression, the most severe form, to a less debilitating but still serious version called dysthymia.
The Life You Want Bob Greene 2010
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There are varying degrees of the condition, from major depression, the most severe form, to a less debilitating but still serious version called dysthymia.
The Life You Want Bob Greene 2010
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There are varying degrees of the condition, from major depression, the most severe form, to a less debilitating but still serious version called dysthymia.
The Life You Want Bob Greene 2010
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If you are feeling "down," you are suffering from depression that is usually short-lived and readily treatable (called dysthymia).
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All participants had either major depression or a type of chronic depression called dysthymia, or a combination of both.
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All participants had either major depression or a type of chronic depression called dysthymia, or a combination of both.
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For now Prozac's most popular unapproved target is "dysthymia," or chronic discontent that falls short of clinical depression.
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(F33), and persistent mood disorders such as dysthymia and cyclothymia (F34).
IMT Home 2009
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(F33), and persistent mood disorders such as dysthymia and cyclothymia (F34).
IMT Home 2009
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"dysthymia", which by definition is a mild form of depressive disorder, but without the crippling severity of major depression.
Blogtimore, Hon 2008
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