DYSTHYMIA Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word dysthymia. (close relations)
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| depression | nounn | |||||
noun • a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity • a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment • a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment • a sunken or depressed geological formation • sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy • an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation • a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention • a concavity in a surface produced by pressing • angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object) • pushing down | ||||||
| gloom | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of partial or total darkness • a feeling of melancholy apprehension • an atmosphere of depression and melancholy | ||||||
| blues | nounn | |||||
noun • a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes • a state of depression | ||||||
| dejection | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of melancholy depression • solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels | ||||||
| desolation | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being decayed or destroyed • a bleak and desolate atmosphere • sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned • an event that results in total destruction | ||||||
| despondency | nounn | |||||
noun • feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless | ||||||
| downheartedness | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of low spirits | ||||||
| melancholia | nounn | |||||
noun • extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears | ||||||
| sadness | nounn | |||||
noun • emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being • the state of being sad • the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness | ||||||
| unhappiness | nounn | |||||
noun • emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being • state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief | ||||||
| low spirits | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of mild depression | ||||||
| dejectedness | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of low spirits | ||||||
| despondence | adverbadv | |||||
noun • feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless | ||||||
| dysthymic depression | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • mild chronic depression | ||||||
