| Main Entry: |
neurosis |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
mental disturbance, disorder |
Synonyms: |
aberration, abnormality,
affliction,
breakdown,
compulsion, crack-up, derangement,
deviation,
hysteria,
inhibition,
insanity,
instability,
madness, maladjustment, mental illness, neurasthenia,
obsession, personality disorder, phobia, psychological disorder, psychopathy
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| Notes: |
neurosis is a disorder of the central nervous system and it has come to be used as a shortened form of psychoneurosis, a mildly disturbing emotional or physical condition brought on by a mental state, while psychosis is a severe emotional disturbance |
Antonyms: |
adjustment, balance, sanity
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