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Neurosis

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.

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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.

🔄 Synonyms of "Neurosis"

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Word	Definition
neuroticismnoun	The quality or state of being neurotic
psychoneurosisnoun	(dated) Neurosis.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Neurosis"

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Word	Definition
neuroticismnoun	The quality or state of being neurotic
psychoneurosisnoun	(dated) Neurosis.
trophonoun	—
hysterianoun	Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear.
phobianoun	An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).
obsessionnoun	An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.
compulsionnoun	An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
anxietynoun	An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
disquietnoun	(transitive, intransitive) To make (someone or something) worried or anxious.
tensenessnoun	The characteristic of being tense.
maladjustmentnoun	(psychology) The inability to adapt oneself to the needs of others, or to the stresses of normal life.
nervousnessnoun	The state or quality of being nervous.
angstnoun	A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.
agitationnoun	A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind.
apprehensionnoun	Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
distressnoun	Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
perturbationnoun	(uncountable) Agitation; the state of being perturbed.
neurotic	(informal) Overly anxious.
nervosismnoun	(medicine, rare) A nervous disorder, especially neurasthenia.
psychoneurotic	Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis.