neurosis

== English == === Etymology === From neuro- +‎ -sis. === Pronunciation === enPR: n(y)o͝o-rō′sĭs (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /n(j)ʊˈɹəʊ̯.sɪs/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /n(j)ʊˈɹoʊ̯.sɪs/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /n(j)ʊˈɹəʉ̯.sɪs/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /n(j)ʊˈɹɐʉ̯.səs/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /n(j)ʉˈɹo.sɪs/ (India) IPA(key): /n(j)ʊˈɾoː.sɪs/ Rhymes: -əʊsɪs Hyphenation: neu‧ro‧sis === Noun === neurosis (countable and uncountable, plural neuroses) (dated, pathology; current in psychology and philosophy) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results 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. [from the 1700s] Synonym: (dated) psychoneurosis Antonym: physioneurosis ==== Usage notes ==== The term is no longer part of mainstream psychiatric terminology in the United States, having been removed from the DSM in 1980, when its editors decided to provide descriptions of behavior rather than of hidden psychological mechanisms. It may still be found in texts on psychology and philosophy. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “neurosis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === resinous, seniours == Spanish == === Etymology === From neuro- +‎ -sis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /neuˈɾosis/ [neu̯ˈɾo.sis] Rhymes: -osis Syllabification: neu‧ro‧sis === Noun === neurosis f (plural neurosis) (pathology; psychology, philosophy) neurosis (mental disorder) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “neurosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025