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 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 Those traits historically idolized as feminine frailties (or diagnosed as feminine neuroses) are here reenvisioned as sources of extraordinary talent. — Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026 Ruben Amorim had spent the previous year slowly folding in on himself, making his own neuroses institutional. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 3 May 2026 Bad things happen when an AI chatbot latches onto one of your neuroses. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for neurosis

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Noun

Kan finds genuine optimism in the diminishing stigma surrounding dementia, which encourages earlier diagnoses and more open conversations, empowering individuals to live more actively with the condition.

— Sue Peschin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Along with all these obligations, Tonina is taking care of her bedridden mother, who is suffering from dementia.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

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Colt did not have any signs of insanity, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, Richards said.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Dominguez, diagnosed with schizophrenia, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the stabbing deaths of David Breaux and Karim Abou Najm.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of schizophrenia

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Reddington used cross-examination to argue those observations did not establish Clancy was free of psychosis at the time of the killings.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The defense has their own expert witnesses set to testify, setting up the two sides to present conflicting arguments over Lindsay Clancy’s mental state, her medications, and postpartum psychosis.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

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