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Synonyms for neurosis

Grammar : Noun
Spell : noo-roh-sis, nyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : nʊˈroʊ sɪs, nyʊ-

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Définition of neurosis

Origin :
  • 1776, "functional derangement arising from disorders of the nervous system," coined by Scottish physician William Cullen (1710-1790) from Greek neuron "nerve" (see neuro-) + Modern Latin -osis "abnormal condition." Used in a general psychological sense since 1871; clinical use in psychiatry dates from 1923.
  • noun mental disturbance, disorder
Example sentences :
  • Was this, then, some special case of phthisis complicated by neurosis?
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • In both sexes there is a tendency to neurosis and degeneration.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • The neurosis is merely a wrong attitude to life and its problems.
  • Extract from : « Psychoanalysis » by Andr Tridon
  • Some forms of neurosis appear to be limited to certain ethnic groups.
  • Extract from : « The Races of Man » by Joseph Deniker
  • How did we gain our knowledge of these psychological factors in the case of neurosis?
  • Extract from : « Totem and Taboo » by Sigmund Freud
  • And then it dawned upon her of what use her mother's neurosis was.
  • Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung
  • The neurosis is final; that is, it is directed towards an aim.
  • Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung
  • This conception may be described as the sexual theory of the neurosis.
  • Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung
  • Let's face it, any psychiatrist will tell you that's enough cause for neurosis.
  • Extract from : « Know Thy Neighbor » by Elisabeth R. Lewis
  • You may have a little post-nasal catarrh, but I think it is only a neurosis.
  • Extract from : « Confessions of a Neurasthenic » by William Taylor Marrs

Antonyms for neurosis

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