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dysthemia

Postby Bailey » Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:17 pm

dys·thy·mi·a (ds-thm-)
n.
A mood disorder characterized by mild depression.



[New Latin dysthmia, from Greek dusthmi, despondency : dus-, dys- + -thmi, -thymia.]



dys·thymic adj.

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Postby Perry » Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:19 am

Disthemia is when an author pulls a plot solution out of the air, with no logic or foreshadowing.
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Postby Bailey » Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:17 pm

Diss-themia; -Now, that would make me sad.

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