neurosis

neu·ro·sis  (n-rss, ny-)

n. pl. neu·ro·ses (-sz)

Any of various mental or emotional disorders, such as hypochondria or neurasthenia, arising from no apparent organic lesion or change and involving symptoms such as insecurity, anxiety, depression, and irrational fears, but without psychotic symptoms such as delusions or hallucinations. No longer in scientific use.

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neurosis [nyoor-oh-siss, -seez]

Noun

pl -ses a mental disorder producing hysteria, anxiety, depression, or obsessive behaviour

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neurosis  (n-rss)

A psychological state characterized by excessive anxiety or insecurity without evidence of neurologic or other organic disease, sometimes accompanied by defensive or immature behaviors. This term is no longer used in psychiatric diagnosis.

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neurosis

a functional disorder of the nervous system. See also psychology. — neurotic, n., adj.

See also: Nerves

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any of a large variety of mental or psychic disorders, exhibiting a range of mental or physical symptoms, as anxiety, phobias, compulsions, and tics. — neurotic, n., adj.

See also: Psychology

Thesaurus

Noun

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neurosis - a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction neuroticism, psychoneurosis folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder, disturbance - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness hysterical neurosis, hysteria - neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions anxiety neurosis - characterized by diffuse anxiety and often somatic manifestations of fear

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neurosis

noun obsession, instability, mental illness, abnormality, phobia, derangement, mental disturbance, psychological or emotional disorder

Translations

neurosis [pl -ses] [njuəˈrəusɪs, -siːz] n → neurosis f inv

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neurosis [neuroses , pl ] [njuəˈrəusɪs, -siːz] n → névrose f

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neurosis [pl neuroses] [njuəˈrəusɪs, -siːz] n → nevrosi f inv