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neurosis

[ noo-roh-sis, nyoo- ]

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noun

Psychiatry.

plural neuroses

Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
a relatively mild personality disorder typified by excessive anxiety or indecision and a degree of social or interpersonal maladjustment.

neurosis

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a relatively mild mental disorder, characterized by symptoms such as hysteria, anxiety, depression, or obsessive behaviour Also calledpsychoneurosis

neurosis

A psychological state characterized by excessive anxiety or insecurity without evidence of neurologic or other organic disease, sometimes accompanied by defensive or immature behaviors. This term is no longer used in psychiatric diagnosis.

neurosis

A mental disorder marked by anxiety or fear. Neurosis is less severe than psychosis . ( See also angst , hysteria , and phobia .)

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In popular usage, a “neurotic” is anyone who worries a lot.

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From New Latin, dating back to 1770–80; neur-, -osis

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Instead of one central couple, there are two, each with their own neuroses and ways of relating to one another.

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I've just worked on developing better skills to keep myself from talking myself into a place of neurosis.

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The Ratliffs, with their North Carolina money and the neuroses to which they generally remain oblivious, are also deeply human.

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Combining the neuroses of insecure teenagers and the poll-monitoring reticence of politicians fit for parody, they appear both weak and bashful.

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“I can’t control where in one’s toilet scrolling one is finding my interview about neuroses and vulnerability, right?”

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