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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality or state of being neurotic countable, uncountable

   "Your neuroticism is getting out of hand."

2. 2
   a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

battle fatiguecombat fatiguehypochondriahysterianeurosisneurosis

Example

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"Your neuroticism is getting out of hand."

Etymology

From neurotic + -ism.

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