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nervous prostration

nervous prostration In this historical usage, nervous prostration was a popular name for neurasthenia: a state of marked nervous weakness or exhaustion.

In this historical usage, nervous prostration was a popular name for neurasthenia: a state of marked nervous weakness or exhaustion. The source also uses it for chronic exhaustion thought to arise from weakening conditions, as opposed to a more constitutional form.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Neurasthenia” (Neurasthenia).
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