Neurasthenic (Adjective)
Meaning
Of or relating to or suffering from neurasthenia; "neurasthenic tendencies".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The novelist's protagonist was a neurasthenic young woman prone to anxiety and fainting spells.
- Historians have sometimes described Theodore Roosevelt's early years as marked by neurasthenic tendencies.
- In the late 19th century, people suffering from neurasthenic disorders often sought cures at health spas.
- A neurasthenic child might be shielded from stress and intellectual demands, according to some contemporary advice.
- The neurasthenic aspects of his personality made him ill-suited to a high-stress career in finance.