What does "neurosis" mean?

A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results 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.

How do you pronounce "neurosis"?

Pronounced //n(j)ʊˈɹəʊ̯.sɪs//.

Neurosis

Q: What is a synonym for "neurosis"?

Common synonyms include: abulia, accident neurosis, anxiety disorder, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis, arteriosclerotic psychosis.

/n(j)ʊˈɹəʊ̯.sɪs/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

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Noun

1
A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results 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. countable, dated, uncountable
"On inquiry it was found that this neurosis corresponded in time with the oncome of the catamenia."
2
a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction wordnet

Synonyms

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abulia accident neurosis anxiety disorder anxiety hysteria anxiety neurosis arteriosclerotic psychosis

Antonyms

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emotional stability normal functioning normality psychosis

Example

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"As a result, he was diagnosed with insomnia and anxiety neurosis near the end of May."

Etymology

From neuro- + -sis.

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