psychoneurotic
psychoneurotic · psychoneurotics
Someone suffering from a psychoneurosisSomeone suffering from a psychoneurosis.
/sʌɪkəʊnjʊˈɹɒtɪk/
Meaning
1 sensesSomeone suffering from a psychoneurosis.
a person suffering from neurosis
Origin
From psycho- + neurotic, after psychoneurosis.From psycho- + neurotic, after psychoneurosis.
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Forms
plural: psychoneurotics| Singular | psychoneurotic |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a person suffering from neurosis:neurotic
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedpsychoneurotically
See also
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