Dysphoriant

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An agent which can create a state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a stimulus of feeling(s) of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety. See dysphoria. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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