psy·cho·neu·ro·sis (s  k -n -r s s, -ny-)n. pl. psy·cho·neu·ro·ses (-s  z) Neurosis. No longer in scientific use. psy cho·neu·rotic (-r tk) adj. & n. |
psychoneurosis [ˌsaɪkəʊnjʊˈrəʊsɪs]
n pl -roses [-ˈrəʊsiːz]
(Psychiatry) another word for neurosis
psychoneurotic [ˌsaɪkəʊnjʊˈrɒtɪk] adj
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| Noun | 1. | psychoneurosis - a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction 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 |
Translations
psychoneurosis [ˈsaɪkəʊnjʊəˈrəʊsɪs] N (psychoneuroses (pl)) [ˈsaɪkəʊnjʊəˈrəʊsiːz] → psiconeurosis f inv
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