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dysphoric

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dys·pho·ri·a  (ds-fôr-, -fr-)
n.
An emotional state characterized by anxiety, depression, or unease.

[New Latin, from Greek dusphori, distress, from dusphoros, hard to bear : dus-, dys- + -phoros, -phorous.]

dys·phoric (-fôrk, -fr-) adj.
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Adj.1.dysphoricdysphoric - generalized feeling of distress      
dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"
euphoric - exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation


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