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an emotional illness in which a person experiences strong feelings of fear or worry
The patient is clearly suffering from a neurosis.
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Recent Examples of neurosis
Bad things happen when an AI chatbot latches onto one of your neuroses.
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026
No one is immune to the lampooning, even the dazed and confused sons and daughters who get sidelined and pawned off due to their parents’ ambitions, neuroses and desires to achieve greatness.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Some of the essays are benign and well-documented; tales of her own neuroses, and her obsessions with the health of her father, Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
The future will belong to people with a very specific combination of personality traits and psychosexual neuroses.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for neurosis
Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026
No one is immune to the lampooning, even the dazed and confused sons and daughters who get sidelined and pawned off due to their parents’ ambitions, neuroses and desires to achieve greatness.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Some of the essays are benign and well-documented; tales of her own neuroses, and her obsessions with the health of her father, Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
The future will belong to people with a very specific combination of personality traits and psychosexual neuroses.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for neurosis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurosis
Noun
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Her imperious, elderly father Herrmann (Sylvester Groth) has become disinhibited by dementia and is prone to touching his female caretaker (Patrycja Ziółkowska ) inappropriately, a problem Elsa doesn’t want to face any more than Lucy does.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Conversely, there’s some evidence that having shingles may increase the risk of dementia.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
Noun
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He was diagnosed with schizophrenia during his college years.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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Two people diagnosed with schizophrenia were living in the theater.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
Noun
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That’s especially critical given these therapies carry risks, and some people are particularly vulnerable to them — for example, those with a history of psychosis, says Alpert.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
13 May 2026
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The treatable conditions can include depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and psychosis.—
Breana Pitts,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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“Neurosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neurosis. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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