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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DYSPHORIA

Dys *pho "ri *a, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. dysphorie. ] (Med. )

 

Defn: Impatience under affliction; morbid restlessness; dissatisfaction; the fidgets.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dysphoria

dys pho ri a |disˈfôrēə dɪsˈfɔriə | ▶noun Psychiatry a state of unease or generalized dissatisfaction with life. The opposite of euphoria. DERIVATIVES dys phor ic |-ˈfôrik |adjective & noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek dusphoria, from dusphoros ‘hard to bear. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

dysphoria

dysphoria |dɪsˈfɔːrɪə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Psychiatry a state of unease or generalized dissatisfaction with life. The opposite of euphoria. DERIVATIVES dysphoric |-ˈfɒrɪk |adjective & noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek dusphoria, from dusphoros ‘hard to bear ’.