neurosis

noun
/n(j)ʊˈɹəʊ̯.sɪs/UK/n(j)ʊˈɹoʊ̯.sɪs/CA/n(j)ʊˈɹəʉ̯.sɪs/

Etymology

From neuro- + -sis.

  1. derived from -σις — “forms noun of action
  2. formed as neurosis — “neuro- + -sis

Definitions

  1. A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ…

    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.

    • On inquiry it was found that this neurosis corresponded in time with the oncome of the catamenia.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for neurosis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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