psychoneurosis

[sahy-koh-noo-roh-sis, -nyoo-]

psy·cho·neu·ro·sis

[sahy-koh-noo-roh-sis, -nyoo-]
noun, plural psy·cho·neu·ro·ses [-seez] .
neurosis (def. 1).

Origin:
1880–85; psycho- + neurosis
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Psychoneurosis has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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psychoneurosis (ˌsaɪkəʊnjʊˈrəʊsɪs)
 
n , pl -roses
another word for neurosis
 
psychoneurotic
 
adj

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psychoneurosis psy·cho·neu·ro·sis (sī'kō-n&oobreve;-rō'sĭs, -ny&oobreve;-)
n. pl. psy·cho·neu·ro·ses (-sēz)
Neurosis.


psy'cho·neu·rot'ic (-rŏt'ĭk) adj.

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