B2nounformalpsychologyhealth
US/nʊˈroʊ.sɪs/
UK/njʊəˈrəʊ.sɪs/
a mild mental illness that causes much worry or fear but does not stop a person living normally
In context
Freud wrote extensively about the causes of neurosis.
Her constant fear of germs bordered on neurosis.
The doctor said his neurosis was linked to stress at work.
Words that go with neurosis
verb + preposition
- suffer from neurosisMany soldiers suffered from neurosis after the war.
noun + noun
- war neurosisDoctors in 1918 used the term war neurosis for traumatized soldiers.
- anxiety neurosisAnxiety neurosis was a common diagnosis a century ago.
noun + preposition
- cure for neurosisRest was once believed to be a cure for neurosis.
adjective + noun
- mild neurosisHe was diagnosed with a mild neurosis.
- obsessive neurosisThe writer described his habits as an obsessive neurosis.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
He has many neurosis.Correct: He has a neurosis.