NEUROSIS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

neurosis

noun

Definition of neurosis

as in dementia

medical 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 Wonders is also terrific, a ball of neuroses and repression, envious of Elliot’s exploits. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 Writer-director Ari Aster interrogates not just the social and political turmoil of COVID-19, but also the way social media can exacerbate that unraveling of collective neuroses. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 Jordan Harper’s new novel proves that noir can still channel the crises and neuroses of the moment, Carolyn Kellogg writes. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026 Rudd’s natural air of genial tension, of neurosis without an edge, plays into his character’s rigidly disciplined but relentlessly upbeat domesticity. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for neurosis

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How GLP-1s May Affect Brain Health Analyses of large patient datasets have associated GLP-1 receptor agonists with a reduced risk of cognitive impairment and dementia.

— Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
Some Facebook commenters sympathized about the dementia struggle, many others expressed hope of a future business.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of dementia

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Xia hopes the findings will one day lead to treatments for people who are especially prone to mental fatigue, such as those with depression and schizophrenia.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026
Driving, instead, might be thought of as a spectacular form of schizophrenia.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of schizophrenia

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Defense attorney Kevin Reddington said Clancy was not criminally responsible because she was overmedicated and suffering from postpartum psychosis.

— Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
The notes from his stump speech that draw the loudest applause can drive the neutral observer to mild psychosis.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026

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