dysphoria
noun
dys·pho·ria dis-ˈfȯr-ē-ə 
: a state of feeling very unhappy, uneasy, or dissatisfied see gender dysphoria
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web That's where a lot of my dysphoria and euphoria comes from. 
Leah Campano, Seventeen, 30 Aug. 2022 Helping fuel young women’s embrace of pop punk is the self-esteem crash and body image dysphoria triggered by social media. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2022 Next his concerned parents are checking him into a treatment center for those with species dysphoria. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2021 Gender dysphoria is a mental health disorder that is being normalized by predators across the USA. Fox News, 27 July 2022 Next his concerned parents are checking him into a treatment center for those with species dysphoria. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2021 Next his concerned parents are checking him into a treatment center for those with species dysphoria. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2021 The report’s conclusion that the gender-dysphoria treatments fail that test opens the door to coverage being denied. Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2022 Facial hair is a dysphoria-inducing hotspot among trans women who grow it naturally. Madison Werner, Glamour, 9 June 2022 See More
Leah Campano, Seventeen, 30 Aug. 2022 Helping fuel young women’s embrace of pop punk is the self-esteem crash and body image dysphoria triggered by social media. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2022 Next his concerned parents are checking him into a treatment center for those with species dysphoria. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2021 Gender dysphoria is a mental health disorder that is being normalized by predators across the USA. Fox News, 27 July 2022 Next his concerned parents are checking him into a treatment center for those with species dysphoria. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2021 Next his concerned parents are checking him into a treatment center for those with species dysphoria. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2021 The report’s conclusion that the gender-dysphoria treatments fail that test opens the door to coverage being denied. Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2022 Facial hair is a dysphoria-inducing hotspot among trans women who grow it naturally. Madison Werner, Glamour, 9 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek dysphoría "malaise, discomfort, vexation," from dýsphoros "hard to bear, grievous" (from dys- dys- + -phoros, nominal ablaut derivative from the base of phérein "to carry, bear") + -ia -ia entry 1 — more at bear entry 2
First Known Use
circa 1842, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing dysphoria
Medical Definition
dysphoria
noun
dys·pho·ria dis-ˈfōr-ē-ə, -ˈfȯr-
: a state of feeling unwell or unhappy compare euphoria