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Work and love; these are the basics. Without them there is neurosis.
Theodor Reik

Meaning of "neurosis" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEUROSIS

neurosis  [njʊˈrəʊsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEUROSIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Neurosis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NEUROSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Neurosis

Neurosis is a class of functional mental disorders involving distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations, whereby behavior is not outside socially acceptable norms. It is also known as psychoneurosis or neurotic disorder, and thus those suffering from it are said to be neurotic.

Definition of neurosis in the English dictionary

The definition of neurosis in the dictionary is a relatively mild mental disorder, characterized by symptoms such as hysteria, anxiety, depression, or obsessive behaviour Also called: psychoneurosis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEUROSIS


amaurosis
ˌæmɔːˈrəʊsɪs
aponeurosis
ˌæpənjʊəˈrəʊsɪs
arteriosclerosis
ɑːˌtɪərɪəʊsklɪəˈrəʊsɪs
atherosclerosis
ˌæθərəʊsklɪəˈrəʊsɪs
chlorosis
klɔːˈrəʊsɪs
cirrhosis
sɪˈrəʊsɪs
fluorosis
flʊəˈrəʊsɪs
heterosis
ˌhɛtəˈrəʊsɪs
leptospirosis
ˌlɛptəʊspaɪˈrəʊsɪs
osteoporosis
ˌɒstɪəʊpɔːˈrəʊsɪs
otosclerosis
ˌəʊtəʊskləˈrəʊsɪs
porosis
pɔːˈrəʊsɪs
psychoneurosis
ˌsaɪkəʊnjʊˈrəʊsɪs
pyrosis
paɪˈrəʊsɪs
sclerosis
sklɪəˈrəʊsɪs
siderosis
ˌsaɪdəˈrəʊsɪs
sorosis
səˈrəʊsɪs
trophoneurosis
ˌtrɒfəʊˌnjʊəˈrəʊsɪs
virosis
vaɪˈrəʊsɪs
xerosis
zɪˈrəʊsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEUROSIS

neuropterous
neuroradiology
neurosal
neuroscience
neuroscientific
neuroscientist
neurosecretion
neurosecretory
neurosensory
neuroses
neurospora
neurosurgeon
neurosurgery
neurosurgical
neurosurgically
neurosyphilis
neurotic
neurotically
neuroticism
neurotomies

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEUROSIS

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
anhidrosis
anidrosis
anxiety neurosis
arthrosis
cystic fibrosis
diagnosis
fibrosis
hidrosis
hydronephrosis
hyperhidrosis
multiple sclerosis
myelofibrosis
necrosis
nephrosis
osteoarthrosis
osteopetrosis
polyhedrosis
pseudarthrosis
pseudoarthrosis
synchondrosis

Synonyms and antonyms of neurosis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NEUROSIS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «neurosis» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of neurosis

Translation of «neurosis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEUROSIS

Find out the translation of neurosis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of neurosis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «neurosis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神经病
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

neurosis
570 millions of speakers

English

neurosis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

न्युरोसिस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عصاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

невроз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

neurose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্বায়ু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

névrose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Neurosis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Neurose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

神経症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신경증
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Neurosis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chứng thần kinh loạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நியூரோசிஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मज्जातंतूचा विकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nevroz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nevrosi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nerwica
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невроз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nevroză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεύρωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neurose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

neuros
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nevrose
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of neurosis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEUROSIS»

The term «neurosis» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.721 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEUROSIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «neurosis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «neurosis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about neurosis

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10 QUOTES WITH «NEUROSIS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word neurosis.
1
Karl Abraham
Even in my first analysis of a depressive psychosis, I was immediately struck by its structural similarity with obsessional neurosis.
2
Arthur Adamov
The only thing to know is how to use your neurosis.
3
Nathaniel Branden
Between the ages of 24 and 27, I read Freud's complete works, everything that had been translated into English. It was very stimulating intellectually. But I did not accept his view of neurosis or of human nature.
4
Lawrence Durrell
It takes a lot of energy and a lot of neurosis to write a novel. If you were really sensible, you'd do something else.
5
Sigmund Freud
Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.
6
Sebastian Horsley
Everyone says Oscar Wilde was a dandy, but he wasn't - he was an aesthete. He took pleasure in food and stuff like that. Dandyism is much more austere - much more Calvinistic, more neurotic - it oscillates between narcissism and neurosis.
7
Anish Kapoor
My work is not about my life history. It's not about the story of my neurosis.
8
John Boyd Orr
It is said that those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. It may well be that a war neurosis stirred up by propaganda of fear and hatred is the prelude to destruction.
9
Theodor Reik
Work and love; these are the basics. Without them there is neurosis.
10
Milton Sapirstein
Education, like neurosis, begins at home.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEUROSIS»

Discover the use of neurosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to neurosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Neurosis and Human Growth: The Struggle Toward Self-realization
These essays address the topic of medieval men and, through a variety of theoretical, methodological, and disciplinary approaches, significantly extend our understanding of how, in the Middle Ages, masculinity and identity were conflicted ...
Karen Horney, 1999
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Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis
Here Karen Horney develops a dynamic theory of neurosis centered on the basic conflict among attitudes of "moving forward" "moving against," and "moving away from" people. Unlike Freud, Horney does not regard neurosis as rooted in instinct.
Karen Horney, 1992
3
Neurosis and Human Growth: The Struggle Toward Self-realization
Throughout, she outlines with penetrating insight the forces that work for and against the person's realization of his or her potentialities.
Karen Horney, 1991
4
Morning Neurosis: The Mostly True Story of a Girl Trying to ...
Lightly fictionalized to protect the identities of the not-so-innocent, Morning Neurosis is more than a kiss and tell. It's an intimate look into Miranda's real life experiences as she strives to find love, music ... and herself.
Juliette Miranda, 2009
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Anxiety and Neurosis
It is something every human being has experienced.As Professor G. M. Carstairs points out in his Foreword: 'During the course of the twentieth century we have found it progressively easier to concede that we are all to often swayed by ...
Charles Rycroft, 1988
6
Human Experience: Philosophy, Neurosis, and the Elements of ...
Proposes that philosophy is the proper cure for neurosis. John Russon's Human Experience draws on central concepts of contemporary European philosophy to develop a novel analysis of the human psyche.
John Russon, 2010
7
Three Case Histories
These histories reveal not only the working of the unconscious in paranoid and neurotic cases, but also the agility of Freud's own mind and his method for treating the disorders.
Sigmund Freud, 2008
8
Joy and the Objects of Psychoanalysis: Literature, Belief, ...
Shows how literature can aid psychoanalysts in the understanding of psychological conflicts.
Volney P. Gay, 2001
9
Saint Hysteria: Neurosis, Mysticism, and Gender in European ...
Saint Hysteria examines scientific, literary, and religious texts that share a fascination with the otherness of the female body, whether in ecstatic pleasure or in neurotic pain.
Cristina Mazzoni, 1996
10
Stress and Its Management by Yoga
Neurosis is a common psychosomatic disorder which can be subdivided into anxiety neurosis, hysterical neurosis, obsessive-compulsive neurosis, phobic neurosis, depressive neurosis, and neurasthenic neurosis. Here, we are mainly ...
K. N. Udupa, R. C. Prasad, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEUROSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term neurosis is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Madiba and his Day crassly cheapened
We should explore deeply what it is that is being camouflaged by the social neurosis that makes it necessary for a superhuman Mandela to be ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
2
Chaos Order: Chords of Disharmony
"We're huge fans of his work with Neurosis, the Jesus Lizard, and the Pixies and of his technique in general. I could listen to 300 albums and ... «Memphis Flyer, Jul 15»
3
Willamette Weekend: 14 Things to Do and See in Portland July 24-26
It's heavy as hell (a la Neurosis), rhythmically twisted (a la Melvins), and keeps things hooky and melodic without ever going soft (a la Lost ... «Willamette Week, Jul 15»
4
Re - Ikpeazu and Burden of Legitimacy
Rather, they see the "Otti Wonder" as an illusion of the mind, something close to neurosis, from which people like Ezeocha must be delivered. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
Americans Want to Term Limit the Supreme Court—and That's …
... and academics have been attuned to a more specific hang-up than longer lifespans: The partisan neurosis of the American political system. «Pacific Standard, Jul 15»
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Which one Helps to Improve Your Life More? Psychology or Religion?
Their life has not sufficient content, sufficient meaning. If they are enabled to develop into more spacious personalities, the neurosis generally ... «World Religion News, Jul 15»
7
Your Right to Project: Organic Intelligence and the Projective Psyche
... repression, isolation, undoing, displacement, and reaction formation—defenses that Freud believed to be the hallmarks of neurosis. (p. 9). «GoodTherapy.org, Jul 15»
8
See Faces In Objects? You Could be Neurotic, Says New Study
... according to the Collins Dictionary is: 'A person who is afflicted with a neurosis or who tends to be emotionally unstable or unusually anxious. «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
9
HBO's 'Westworld' Cast: Ben Barnes Joins Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey …
We also mentioned before, Nolan had teased, "I would say, picture your neurosis. Picture the things that keep you up at night-human behavior, ... «Mstarz, Jul 15»
10
The Magic Circle
... of which reveal not only what a comedy of errors The Magic Circle has become, but also the various neurosis and flaws of the team members. «Destructoid, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Neurosis [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/neurosis>. Apr 2024 ».
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