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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
Unfortunately, my neuroses can rack up unnecessary expense.
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Kristen Geil, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Ephron gives Rachel, the character modeled after herself, a handful of upper middle-class neuroses and places her in group therapy.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Americans are particularly susceptible to these neuroses.
—Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The movie is a wry look at the petty foibles of life, the fears and neuroses that can impede a person’s path to fulfillment and enlightenment.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for neurosis
Kristen Geil, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Ephron gives Rachel, the character modeled after herself, a handful of upper middle-class neuroses and places her in group therapy.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Americans are particularly susceptible to these neuroses.
—Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The movie is a wry look at the petty foibles of life, the fears and neuroses that can impede a person’s path to fulfillment and enlightenment.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for neurosis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurosis
Noun
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Having one copy of the gene roughly doubles or triples the chances of developing the common dementia, while two copies raises the risk by 10 times and lowers the average age of onset by five to 10 years, data shows.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The entire extended family is very tight-knit, supporting Willis after he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a rare condition.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
7 Nov. 2025
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Against that backdrop, Nick was reportedly being treated for schizophrenia before the deaths of his parents.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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The mental state of Nick Reiner, who struggled for years with substance abuse and had been prescribed a schizophrenia drug, has now taken center stage in his legal battle.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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However, it was subsequently discovered that Phillips had previously been diagnosed with psychosis, paranoia and major depressive disorder at John Peter Smith Hospital, according to Denton County sheriff’s records.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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The film, directed by Lynne Ramsay, who also co-wrote the screenplay alongside Enda Walsh and Alice Birch, follows Grace (Lawrence), who develops postpartum depression, and, alongside her partner Jackson (Pattinson), enters psychosis.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Neurosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neurosis. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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