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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
Some of the essays are benign and well-documented; tales of her own neuroses, and her obsessions with the health of her father, Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David.
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Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
The future will belong to people with a very specific combination of personality traits and psychosexual neuroses.
—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
See All Example Sentences for neurosis
Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
The future will belong to people with a very specific combination of personality traits and psychosexual neuroses.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurosis
Noun
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Her husband and Gali’s father Benni (Yossi Marshek) is in the advanced stages of early-onset dementia.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Stronger biological system function may help reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, dementia and some cancers.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health condition that is marked by a mix of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression, mania and a milder form of mania called hypomania, per the Mayo Clinic.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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During his first involuntary hospitalization, Fahim was diagnosed with schizophrenia and began taking an antipsychotic medication, evidence showed.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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Salieri, despite Bettany’s compelling performance, is a wearisome figure consumed by jealousy while clearly toiling under a storm of religious psychosis.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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As Delphi’s star rises, P Burke becomes enthralled by her and descends into a tech psychosis with disastrous consequences.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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“Neurosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neurosis. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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