dysphoria

noun dys·pho·ria \dis-ˈfȯr-ē-ə\

Definition of DYSPHORIA

: a state of feeling unwell or unhappy

— dys·phor·ic \-ˈfȯr-ik, -ˈfär-\ adjective

New Latin, from Greek, from dysphoros hard to bear, from dys- + pherein to bear — more at bear

First Known Use: circa 1842

Medical Dictionary

noun dys·pho·ria \dis-ˈfōr-ē-ə, -ˈfȯr-\

: a state of feeling unwell or unhappy—compare euphoria

—dys·phor·ic \-ˈfȯr-ik, -ˈfȧr-\ adjective

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