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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
Ruben Amorim had spent the previous year slowly folding in on himself, making his own neuroses institutional.
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 3 May 2026
This remains a great part for Hathaway, who can hint at all sorts of neuroses beneath a character’s surface pep.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Bad things happen when an AI chatbot latches onto one of your neuroses.
—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
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 3 May 2026
This remains a great part for Hathaway, who can hint at all sorts of neuroses beneath a character’s surface pep.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Bad things happen when an AI chatbot latches onto one of your neuroses.
—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
See All Example Sentences for neurosis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurosis
Noun
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All of this creates new pathways between the brain’s neurons, improving cerebral neuroplasticity and preventing neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia.—
Alessandra Signorelli,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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She is left to care for her partner’s elderly mom who battles Parkinson’s and dementia.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Gregory Moore said Cherrie Moore has bipolar schizophrenia and is under treatment while out on bond.—
Jericka Duncan,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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Health workers say the sessions are designed as therapeutic interventions for living with anxiety, depression, autism, schizophrenia or other conditions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Carlos Reales Dominguez was plagued by his psychosis.—
Darrell Smith
May 28,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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Malek colors him in with shades of anger, tenderness, psychosis, and the sheer pesky individuality of Jimmy.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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“Neurosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neurosis. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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