neurosis
A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear differing…A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear differing from normal measures by its intensity, and resulting from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society.
» Psychological trauma is the origin of many neuroses.
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1 senses(countable, dated, uncountable)A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear differing from normal measures by its intensity, and resulting from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society.
Neurose
невро́зnevróz
невро́зnevróz
- a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
Examples
8 sentencesPsychological trauma is the origin of many neuroses.
Is it true that she diagnosed you with hysterical neurosis?
In the case of Mary, an hysterical neurosis was considered.
Your neurosis is small-time.
As a result, he was diagnosed with insomnia and anxiety neurosis near the end of May.
Translations
9 languagesForms
plural: neurosesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction:neuroticismpsychoneurosis
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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