psychoneurosis

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

noun,plural psy·cho·neu·ro·ses [sahy-koh-noo-roh-seez, -nyoo-]. /ˌsaɪ koʊ nʊˈroʊ siz, -nyʊ-/.

Origin of psychoneurosis

1
First recorded in 1880–85; psycho- + neurosis

Words Nearby psychoneurosis

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How to use psychoneurosis in a sentence

  • Thus the psychoneurosis is in all its forms, I believe, regarded as a drama of the ego and its inner conflicts.

    The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean Martin
  • A very severe psychoneurosis followed, and her children and she were taken over by her parents and cared for.

    The Nervous Housewife | Abraham Myerson

British Dictionary definitions for psychoneurosis

psychoneurosis

/ (ˌsaɪkəʊnjʊˈrəʊsɪs) /


nounplural -roses (-ˈrəʊsiːz)
  1. another word for neurosis

Derived forms of psychoneurosis

  • psychoneurotic (ˌsaɪkəʊnjʊˈrɒtɪk), adjective

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