neurosis Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
psychoneurosis; neuroticism.
WordNet
Neu*ro"sis noun
Etymology
NL., fr. gr. nerve.Wordforms
Definitions
(Med.) A functional nervous affection or disease, that is, a disease of the nerves without any appreciable change of nerve structure. (psychiatry) a mental or emotional disorder that affects only part of the personality, and involves less distorted perceptions of reality than a psychosis. It includes certain anxieties and phobias. [MW10]
