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dysphoria
dis-FOR-ee-uh
noun
a state of uneasiness; a fidgety state; a state of mild depression
1988Diane CareyGhost Ship (Star Trek The Next Generation)Clinically I would call it a kind of dysphoria.2003Sam VakninMoral Deliberations in Modern CinemaThus, we are subtly introduced to the two over-riding themes of the antisocial personality disorder (still labelled by many professional authorities 'psychopathy' and 'sociopathy'): an overwhelming dysphoria and an even more overweening drive to assuage this angst by belonging.

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