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Definition of Neurosis
1. Noun. A mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction.
Exact synonyms: Neuroticism, Psychoneurosis
Generic synonyms: Disturbance, Folie, Mental Disorder, Mental Disturbance, Psychological Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Hysteria, Hysterical Neurosis, Anxiety Neurosis
Derivative terms: Neurotic, Neurotic, Psychoneurotic
Generic synonyms: Disturbance, Folie, Mental Disorder, Mental Disturbance, Psychological Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Hysteria, Hysterical Neurosis, Anxiety Neurosis
Derivative terms: Neurotic, Neurotic, Psychoneurotic
Definition of Neurosis
1. n. A functional nervous affection or disease, that is, a disease of the nerves without any appreciable change of nerve structure.
Definition of Neurosis
1. Noun. (pathology) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Neurosis
1. a type of emotional disturbance [n -ROSES] : NEUROSAL [adj]
Medical Definition of Neurosis
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Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Nerve.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Neurosis
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