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neurasthenic
/ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/
adj 1noun 1
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1NEURASTHENIC + NOUN
presence
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adj
1
Of or pertaining to neurasthenia; that is, tendencies of a person who has suffered a nervous breakdown.
They agreed to have no more family gatherings due to their father's neurasthenic presence.
Middle-class parents’ self-medication has long been recreationalized, even romanticized in America (so long as they were white); think of sitcom dads pouring a drink and sinking into the BarcaLounger after a long day with Bob in accounting, or neurasthenic moms popping pink capsules while the casserole browns.
noun
1
A person who has neurasthenia.
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They agreed to have no more family gatherings due to their father's neurasthenic presence.
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Middle-class parents’ self-medication has long been recreationalized, even romanticized in America (so long as they were white); think of sitcom dads pouring a drink and sinking into the BarcaLounger
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