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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
A bit later, her sometimes-exhausting internal monologues arrived on Broadway in song form, which aired out the neurosis.
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Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
This time, however, there’s a good chance those are your neuroses, too.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
Some of Fey’s signatures, like social neurosis and a respect for sandwiches, are present here, though deployed less for jokes than for realism.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 1 May 2025
That may sound like a vague virtue, but Dortmund have received a lot of criticism this season — rightly — and that has bred neuroses throughout their team.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
This time, however, there’s a good chance those are your neuroses, too.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
Some of Fey’s signatures, like social neurosis and a respect for sandwiches, are present here, though deployed less for jokes than for realism.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 1 May 2025
That may sound like a vague virtue, but Dortmund have received a lot of criticism this season — rightly — and that has bred neuroses throughout their team.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurosis
Noun
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The legendary actor retired after being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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According to the Mayo Clinic, the condition — the second most common type of dementia behind Alzheimer’s disease — causes a gradual decline in cognitive function and often shares the physical symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In Eric Lin’s film, Liu plays Irene Chao, a Chinese-American single parent who is battling health issues, while caring for a son who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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Nicholson, a recovering addict allegedly diagnosed with schizophrenia, has a history of mixing prescription medication with illicit substances, per the police report’s summary of Lawlor’s statements.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The big event is late-stage trial data from a study examining the drug’s potential benefit to Alzheimer’s psychosis patients, expected to be released later this year.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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In the genre-blending two-hour film, Lawrence plays a new mother who develops postpartum depression and begins going in and out of psychosis.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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“Neurosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neurosis. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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