DYSTHYMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dysthymia mean? 

• DYSTHYMIA (noun)
  The noun DYSTHYMIA has 1 sense:

1. mild chronic depression

  Familiarity information: DYSTHYMIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DYSTHYMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mild chronic depression

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

dysthymia; dysthymic depression

Context example:

I thought she had just been in a bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it dysthymia

Hypernyms ("dysthymia" is a kind of...):

clinical depression; depression; depressive disorder (a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention)

 Context examples 

Nortriptyline is used in major depression, dysthymia, and atypical depressions.

(Nortriptyline Hydrochloride, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is used in major depression, dysthymia, bipolar depression, attention-deficit disorders, agoraphobia, and panic disorders.

(Imipramine, NCI Thesaurus)