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neurosis /nū-rōˈsis/ noun (pl neurōˈses /-sēz/)- Orig nervous activity distinguished from or associated with mental activity
- Functional derangement resulting from a disordered nervous system, esp without lesion of parts
- Mental disturbance characterized by a state of unconscious conflict, usu accompanied by anxiety and obsessional fears (also called psychoneurosis)
- Loosely, obsession
ORIGIN: Gr neuron nerve, and -osis neurotic /-otˈik/ adjective - Of the nature of, characterized by or affected by neurosis
- Loosely, obsessive
- Hypersensitive
noun- A person suffering from neurosis
- A drug used for treating nerve diseases (archaic)
neurotˈically adverb neurotˈicism /-i-sizm/ noun |