Synonyms for psychoneurotic
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis.
Example sentences
- disturbed Tom doesn't like being disturbed when he's eating.
- hysterical In Mary's case, a hysterical neurosis was considered.
- neurotic Mary's getting more neurotic the older she gets.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| psychoneurotic | falling | |
| disturbed | falling | |
| hysterical | rising | |
| neurotic | falling | |
| phobic | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- phobic2
- 8 letters
- neurotic3, schizoid, hysteric3
- 9 letters
- disturbed2
- 10 letters
- hysterical4
- 13 letters
- hypochondriac5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (phobic2 = 2 syllables).