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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 future will belong to people with a very specific combination of personality traits and psychosexual neuroses.
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Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
The self-torturing helices of thought twisting inside the young minds on the courts are no less fraught than the recursive neuroses tormenting the addicts down the hill.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Abdul-Mateen is quite gifted at expressing Simon’s neuroses with minimal whininess.
—Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Jan. 2026
This cuts through a lot of the shame, worry and neurosis we can get lost in.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
The self-torturing helices of thought twisting inside the young minds on the courts are no less fraught than the recursive neuroses tormenting the addicts down the hill.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Abdul-Mateen is quite gifted at expressing Simon’s neuroses with minimal whininess.
—Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Jan. 2026
This cuts through a lot of the shame, worry and neurosis we can get lost in.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurosis
Noun
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Future research may explore strategies to support people with challenges in accessing memories, such as people living with dementia or brain injury.—
Utkarsh Gupta,
Scientific American,
15 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, this silent gateway to CVD and possibly dementia continues to be ignored by many in our society and not seen outside of the lens of quality of life.—
Denise Asafu-Adjei,
STAT,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Brown, a 35-year-old homeless man who previously told police he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, faces both state and federal murder charges in the August light rail stabbing of 23-year-old Zarutska.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The drug is approved for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar depression, and in November, its label was expanded to treat major depressive disorder.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at 35, and psychosis was part of the disease.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at 35 and psychosis was part of the disease.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Neurosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neurosis. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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