neurosis in Greek
neurosis in Greek is νεύρωση — 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 Greek
νεύρωση
Pronounced: nevrosi
(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 Greek?
"neurosis" in Greek is νεύρωση. 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 νεύρωση?
"neurosis" in Greek is νεύρωση, pronounced "nevrosi".
How do you use "neurosis" in a sentence?
Example: "His constant worrying about germs bordered on neurosis." In Greek, "neurosis" is νεύρωση.
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