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Antonyms for psychoneurotic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : sahy-koh-noo-rot-ik, -nyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌsaɪ koʊ nʊˈrɒt ɪk, -nyʊ-



Definition of psychoneurotic

  • As in neurotic : adj mentally maladjusted
  • As in psycho : adj insane
  • As in shellshocked : adj suffering from concussion
Example sentences :
  • They develop exactly as psychoneurotic conditions do in the abdomen or in joints.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by James J. Walsh
  • The result can be an almost normal sexual life—usually a limited one—but supplemented by psychoneurotic disease.
  • Extract from : « Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex » by Sigmund Freud
  • Our study of psychoneurotic disturbances points to a more comprehensive explanation, which includes that of Westermarck.
  • Extract from : « Totem and Taboo » by Sigmund Freud
  • It is not, therefore, only the psychoneurotic whose unconscious takes the form of the "Œdipus complex."
  • Extract from : « The Behavior of Crowds » by Everett Dean Martin
  • These psychoneurotic conditions in large muscles help us to understand what happens in organic diseases.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by James J. Walsh
  • It is in those of delicate health, neurotic disposition, and psychoneurotic tendencies, that reassurances are needed.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by James J. Walsh
  • They really embody the character that has so long been attributed to the psychoneurotic symptom.
  • Extract from : « A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis » by Sigmund Freud
  • The symptom in the true neuroses is frequently the nucleus and incipient stage of development of the psychoneurotic symptom.
  • Extract from : « A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis » by Sigmund Freud

Synonyms for psychoneurotic

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