US /n(j)ʊˈɹoʊ̯.sɪs/ UK /n(j)ʊˈɹəʊ̯.sɪs/
noun Freq #31664

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A mental illness, less serious than psychosis, in which a person feels strong anxiety or fear.

    Years of stress had developed into a deep neurosis.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a mental illness, less... psychoneurosis
Word family
Forms neuroses

Etymology

From neuro- + -sis.

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