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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
Agnes is socially competent, even charismatic, but beset by neuroses that seem genuinely frustrating to her, not the self-satisfied post-Woody Allen solipsism common to auteurs of this ilk.
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Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
Both leads are superb, equally aggravated and aggravating, brittle with neuroses that occasionally relax and part to reveal gentle need.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 May 2025
A bit later, her sometimes-exhausting internal monologues arrived on Broadway in song form, which aired out the neurosis.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
This time, however, there’s a good chance those are your neuroses, too.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
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Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
Both leads are superb, equally aggravated and aggravating, brittle with neuroses that occasionally relax and part to reveal gentle need.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 May 2025
A bit later, her sometimes-exhausting internal monologues arrived on Broadway in song form, which aired out the neurosis.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
This time, however, there’s a good chance those are your neuroses, too.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for neurosis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurosis
Noun
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Volman was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2020, but continued to perform through the early stages of his illness.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Bruce Willis is posing with his family in a rare new photo amid his battle with dementia.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The unique human ability for speech and language—often impacted by autism and schizophrenia—may also be connected.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Brown had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and suffered hallucinations and paranoia, his sister said.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In that same vein, when dealing with AI psychosis, the therapist might perform a semblance of AI technological literacy.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Eleanora’s psychosis takes on richer meaning as the acting slows and characters are forced to confront one another — and themselves.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Neurosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neurosis. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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