Synonyms for neurosis
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear differing from normal measures by its intensity, and resulting 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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Forms
- Plural
- neuroses → neuroticisms, psychoneuroses, hang-ups…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| neurosis | falling | |
| neuroticism | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 11 letters
- neuroticism
- 14 letters
- psychoneurosis