neurosis

English

Etymology

neuro- + -osis

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

Noun

neurosis (countable and uncountable, plural neuroses)

  1. (pathology) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear

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According to Wikipedia, the term is no longer part of mainstream psychiatric terminology in the United States, though it continues to be employed in psychoanalytic theory and practice, and in various other theoretical disciplines.

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Spanish

Noun

neurosis f (plural neurosis)

  1. neurosis
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