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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
Unfortunately, my neuroses can rack up unnecessary expense.
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Kristen Geil, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Ephron gives Rachel, the character modeled after herself, a handful of upper middle-class neuroses and places her in group therapy.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Americans are particularly susceptible to these neuroses.
—Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The movie is a wry look at the petty foibles of life, the fears and neuroses that can impede a person’s path to fulfillment and enlightenment.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
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Kristen Geil, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Ephron gives Rachel, the character modeled after herself, a handful of upper middle-class neuroses and places her in group therapy.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Americans are particularly susceptible to these neuroses.
—Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The movie is a wry look at the petty foibles of life, the fears and neuroses that can impede a person’s path to fulfillment and enlightenment.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for neurosis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurosis
Noun
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After four years of caretaking, my mom passed away from dementia.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Preliminary research released by the American Academy of Neurology in February also found a link between regularly getting moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and a lower risk of developing dementia.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Shares have been on a tear despite no new updates on expanding the company's schizophrenia drug, Cobenfy, to treat Alzheimer's — a key to our investment thesis.—
Paulina Likos,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
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Medical experts testified at trial to his diagnosis of schizophrenia.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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How therapists are handling clients who appear to be encountering AI psychosis, see my discussion at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Prolonged isolation increases the risk of anxiety, depression, aggression, psychosis, and self-harm, and is associated with higher rates of suicide attempts.—
Gladys Carrión,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Neurosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neurosis. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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