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Definition of yuppie flu in English: yuppie flu(also yuppie disease) noun derogatory, informal another term for chronic fatigue syndrome Example sentencesExamples - Women are being diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome in huge numbers and yet the illness is still called ‘yuppie flu’ and treated with anti-depressants.
- Once called the ‘yuppie flu’, there has been a history of prejudice and scepticism about ME, among some in the medical profession as well as ordinary people.
- Because they have no obvious biological cause, some doctors and researchers dismissed them in the past as hysteria or the ‘yuppie flu.’
- About 240,000 people are thought to have the illness, which in the past was dismissed by some as ‘yuppie flu’.
Definition of yuppie flu in US English: yuppie flu(also yuppie disease) nounˈyəpē flo͞o derogatory, informal another term for chronic fatigue syndrome Example sentencesExamples - Because they have no obvious biological cause, some doctors and researchers dismissed them in the past as hysteria or the ‘yuppie flu.’
- About 240,000 people are thought to have the illness, which in the past was dismissed by some as ‘yuppie flu’.
- Once called the ‘yuppie flu’, there has been a history of prejudice and scepticism about ME, among some in the medical profession as well as ordinary people.
- Women are being diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome in huge numbers and yet the illness is still called ‘yuppie flu’ and treated with anti-depressants.
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