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Definition of: psychasthenia
(sī′kas·thē′nē·ə) noun Psychiatry
A morbid mental state characterized by mental fatigue, obsessive anxiety, phobias, tics, etc. [<NL <Gk. psychē mind + astheneia debility, weakness]
—psy′chas·then′ic (-then′ik) adjective & noun
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