dysphoria

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dysphoria

/dɪsˈfɔːɹi.ə/

Rhymes with -ɔːɹiə

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From Ancient Greek δυσφορία (dusphoría, “excessive pain”), from δύσφορος (dúsphoros, “grievous”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + φέρω (phérō, “I bear, carry”).

noun dysphorias

countable, uncountable A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression, or anxiety. body dysphoria
abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of gender dysphoria height dysphoria

Opposite: euphoria

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noun

Opposite: euphoria

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noun state of feeling unwell, unhappy, restless or depressed

Español	disforia
中文	煩躁 /烦躁 fánzào
Português	disforia
Français	dysphorie
Deutsch	Verstimmung, Dysphorie
Italiano	disforia
Ελληνικά	δυσφορία dysforía
Română	disforie
Русский	дисфори́я disforíja
العربية	اِضْطِرَاب هُوِيَّة iḍṭirāb huwiyya

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@misc{dysphoria_2026,
  title = {dysphoria},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dysphoria},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}