neurosis


Definition: Meaning of, neurosis in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌnjʊəˈrəʊsɪs /

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neurosis neuroses
[uncountable and countable] [medical]
  1. a mental illness that makes someone unreasonably worried or frightened
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neurosis used in phrases

  • anxiety neurosis (noun)
    1. characterized by diffuse anxiety and often somatic manifestations of fear
  • combat neurosis (noun)
    1. a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare
  • depersonalisation neurosis (noun)
    1. emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
  • depersonalization neurosis (noun)
    1. emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
  • hysterical neurosis (noun)
    1. neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
  • phobic neurosis (noun)
    1. an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations
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