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dysthymia

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dys·thy·mi·a  (ds-thm-)
n.
A mood disorder characterized by mild depression.
[New Latin dysthmia, from Greek dusthmi, despondency : dus-, dys- + -thmi, -thymia.]
dys·thymic adj.
dysthymia  (ds-thm-)
A mood disorder characterized by chronic mild depression.
dysthymia
extreme anxiety and depression accompanied by obsession. — dysthymic, adj.
See also: Psychology
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Noun1.dysthymia - mild chronic depression; "I thought she had just been in a bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it dysthymia"
dysthymic depression
clinical depression, depressive disorder, depression - a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
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