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neurosis

/n(j)ʊˈɹəʊ̯.sɪs/ UK
/n(j)ʊˈɹoʊ̯.sɪs/ Canada, US
/n(j)ʊˈɹəʉ̯.sɪs/ Australia
/n(j)ʊˈɹɐʉ̯.səs/ New Zealand
/n(j)ʉˈɹo.sɪs/ Scotland

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noun neuroses

countable, dated, uncountable A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear differing from normal measures by its intensity, and resulting 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. On inquiry it was found that this neurosis corresponded in time with the oncome of the catamenia.
Similar: psychoneurosis[Appendix:Glossary · Opposite: physioneurosis

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noun mental disorder

Español	neurosis
한국어	신경증 sin'gyeongjeung
日本語	神経症 shinkeishō, ノイローゼ noirōze
中文	神經症 /神经症 shénjīngzhèng, 神經官能症 /神经官能症 shénjīng guānnéng zhèng
Português	neurose
Français	névrose
Deutsch	Neurose
Italiano	nevrosi, neurosi
Ελληνικά	νεύρωση névrosi
Русский	невро́з nevróz
Tiếng Việt	chứng loạn thần kinh chức năng

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@misc{neurosis_2026,
  title = {neurosis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/neurosis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}