Definition of "neurasthenic" []

• Of or pertaining to neurasthenia; that is, tendencies of a person who has suffered a nervous breakdown. (adjective)

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• "It is true that certain manifestations of this, especially a false gastropathy, may lead to an increased fatigue, and to this the name neurasthenic might appropriately be given."
• "But still more often one sees the appearance of increased fatigue on account of the patient's faulty notion; and to this the name neurasthenic should certainly not be given."
• ""It must have been what Dr. Hewitt called neurasthenic inhibition," said"