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psy⋅cho⋅neu⋅ro⋅sis

  [sahy-koh-noo-roh-sis, -nyoo-]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] .
neurosis (def. 1).
Origin:
1880–85; psycho- + neurosis
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neu⋅ro⋅sis

  [noo-roh-sis, nyoo-]
–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] . Psychiatry.
1. Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
2. a relatively mild personality disorder typified by excessive anxiety or indecision and a degree of social or interpersonal maladjustment.
Origin:
1770–80; < NL; see neur-, -osis
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psy·cho·neu·ro·sis   (sī'kō-nŏŏ-rō'sĭs, -nyŏŏ-)   
n.   pl. psy·cho·neu·ro·ses (-sēz)
Neurosis. No longer in scientific use.
psy'cho·neu·rot'ic (-rŏt'ĭk) adj. & n.
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Cultural Dictionary

neurosis [(noo-roh-sis, nyoo-roh-sis)]

A mental disorder marked by anxiety or fear. Neurosis is less severe than psychosis. (See also angst, hysteria, and phobia.)

Note: In popular usage, a “neurotic” is anyone who worries a lot.
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Word Origin & History

neurosis 
1776, "functional derangement arising from disorders of the nervous system," coined by Scot, physician William Cullen (1710-90) from Gk. neuron "nerve" (see neuro-) + Mod.L. -osis "abnormal condition." Used in a general psychological sense since 1871; clinical use in psychiatry dates from 1923.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: neu·ro·sis
Pronunciation: n(y)u-'rO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural neu·ro·ses /-"sEz/
: a mental and emotional disorder that affects only part of the personality, is accompanied by a less distorted perception of reality than in a psychosis, does not result in disturbanceof the use of language, and is accompanied by various physical, physiological, and mental disturbances (as visceral symptoms, anxieties, or phobias)

Main Entry: psy·cho·neu·ro·sis
Pronunciation: -n(y)u-'rO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural psy·cho·neu·ro·ses /-"sEz/
: NEUROSIS; especially : a neurosis based on emotional conflict in which an impulse that has been blocked seeks expression in a disguised response or symptom —compare ACTUAL NEUROSIS
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neurosis neu·ro·sis (n&oobreve;-rō'sĭs, ny&oobreve;-)
n. pl. neu·ro·ses (-sēz)

  1. Any of various mental or emotional disorders involving symptoms such as insecurity, anxiety, depression, and irrational fears.

  2. Tension or irritability of the nervous system; nervousness.

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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neurosis   (n-rō'sĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
A psychological state characterized by excessive anxiety or insecurity without evidence of neurologic or other organic disease, sometimes accompanied by defensive or immature behaviors. This term is no longer used in psychiatric diagnosis.
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