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Dysphoria vs Hyperthymia - What's the difference?

dysphoria | hyperthymia |

As nouns the difference between dysphoria and hyperthymia

is that dysphoria is a state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety while hyperthymia is a personality type characterized by an excessively positive disposition similar to, but more stable than, the hypomania of bipolar disorder.

dysphoria

English

(wikipedia dysphoria)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.

    • Antonyms

    * euphoria

    Derived terms

    * dysphoriant * dysphoric

    hyperthymia

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A personality type characterized by an excessively positive disposition similar to, but more stable than, the hypomania of bipolar disorder.