neurosis in Chinese
neurosis in Chinese is 神经症 — neurosis means a pattern of excessive anxiety or fear that is not severe enough to be classed as psychosis but still disrupts everyday functioning.
neurosis in Chinese
神经症
Pronounced: shén jīng zhèng
(dated, pathology, ;, current in, _, psychology, and) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society. [from the 1700s]
What does "neurosis" mean?
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noun A pattern of excessive anxiety or fear that is not severe enough to be classed as psychosis but still disrupts everyday functioning.
"His constant worrying about germs bordered on neurosis."
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neurosis in a sentence
- His constant worrying about germs bordered on neurosis.
- Therapy helped her work through years of underlying neurosis.
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What is "neurosis" in Chinese?
"neurosis" in Chinese is 神经症. neurosis means: A pattern of excessive anxiety or fear that is not severe enough to be classed as psychosis but still disrupts everyday functioning.
How do you pronounce 神经症?
"neurosis" in Chinese is 神经症, pronounced "shén jīng zhèng".
How do you use "neurosis" in a sentence?
Example: "His constant worrying about germs bordered on neurosis." In Chinese, "neurosis" is 神经症.
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