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dysphoria

/dɪsˈfɔːrɪə/

C2CEFR level
72/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

General noun

A pervasive state of unease, dissatisfaction or generalised discontent.

A vague dysphoria settled over her on Sunday evenings, impossible to trace to any single cause.

Similar: malaise, disquiet

Origin: Greek dysphoros 'hard to bear', from dys- 'bad' + pherein 'to bear'.

Topic: unease in General English

Medicine noun

A pervasive state of unease, dissatisfaction or low mood.

She reported persistent dysphoria that lifted only briefly during visits from her sister.

Topic: Mental health nursing in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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