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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
The high-energy Dennen does it all with an upbeat attitude, a breezy charm and an endearing dose of neurosis, much like a Woody Allen character.
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 July 2025
This doesn’t play well with guys predisposed to neurosis anyway.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025
Agnes is socially competent, even charismatic, but beset by neuroses that seem genuinely frustrating to her, not the self-satisfied post-Woody Allen solipsism common to auteurs of this ilk.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
Both leads are superb, equally aggravated and aggravating, brittle with neuroses that occasionally relax and part to reveal gentle need.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 May 2025
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 July 2025
This doesn’t play well with guys predisposed to neurosis anyway.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025
Agnes is socially competent, even charismatic, but beset by neuroses that seem genuinely frustrating to her, not the self-satisfied post-Woody Allen solipsism common to auteurs of this ilk.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
Both leads are superb, equally aggravated and aggravating, brittle with neuroses that occasionally relax and part to reveal gentle need.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurosis
Noun
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Seeing no future in fast food, Siemiatkowski took jobs as a dementia caretaker, school teacher, and eventually an internet subscription telemarketer.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Vision may be impacted and the sufferer will demonstrate symptoms of dementia before, ultimately, losing the ability to perform basic functions like eating, swallowing and breathing.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Brown had 14 prior arrests and was diagnosed with schizophrenia, his mother told the Charlotte Observer.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Brown is diagnosed with schizophrenia, his mother said.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is mass political psychosis.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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And Cherry doesn’t need much to encourage her dormant psychosis.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Neurosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neurosis. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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