English Explanatory Dictionary

neurosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

Pronunciation

n(y)o͝o-rō′sĭs /n(j)ʊˈɹəʊ̯.sɪs/ /n(j)ʊˈɹoʊ̯.sɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-neurosis.wav /n(j)ʊˈɹəʉ̯.sɪs/ /n(j)ʊˈɹɐʉ̯.səs/ /n(j)ʉˈɹo.sɪs/ /n(j)ʊˈɾoː.sɪs/

Word forms

neurosis neuroses

Etymology

From neuro- + -sis.

Synonyms

psychoneurosis[Appendix:Glossary

Antonyms

physioneurosis

Derived words

accident neurosis actual neurosis aeroneurosis angioneurosis anxiety neurosis character neurosis compensation neurosis neurosal neurotic neuroticism physioneurosis psychoneurosis trophoneurosis
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