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Neurosis - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Neurosis : (noun)
1: a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any
known neurological or organic dysfunction [syn: neuroticism,
psychoneurosis]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Neurosis : \Neu*ro"sis\, n.; pl. Neuroses. [NL., fr. gr. ? nerve.]
(Med.)
A functional nervous affection or disease, that is, a disease
of the nerves without any appreciable change of nerve
structure.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Neurosis : Neurosis: A chronic disorder featuring irritability of the nervous system (nervousness) and characterized by anxiety and/or extreme behavior dedicated to avoid anxiety situations.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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