neurosis in Finnish
neurosis in Finnish is neuroosi — 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 Finnish
neuroosi
(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 Finnish?
"neurosis" in Finnish is neuroosi. 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 use "neurosis" in a sentence?
Example: "His constant worrying about germs bordered on neurosis." In Finnish, "neurosis" is neuroosi.
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