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an emotional illness in which a person experiences strong feelings of fear or worry
The patient is clearly suffering from a neurosis.
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Recent Examples of neurosis
That may sound like a vague virtue, but Dortmund have received a lot of criticism this season — rightly — and that has bred neuroses throughout their team.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Leading a cast and writers’ room riddled with neuroses, his poker face and minimalist reactions have often left a trail of insecure young comedians on edge.
—Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
But in an atmosphere where the gentle Peanuts was the cartoon hit of the day, there were no takers for his radical cartooning that satirized the neuroses and hypocrisies of society — until the Voice was launched.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
A touch of neurosis, a lot of laughs and plenty of profound insights could be found at The Hollywood Reporter’s Writer Roundtable, where six scribes who crafted seven of 2024’s top screenplays gathered for a lively conversation in November.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Leading a cast and writers’ room riddled with neuroses, his poker face and minimalist reactions have often left a trail of insecure young comedians on edge.
—Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
But in an atmosphere where the gentle Peanuts was the cartoon hit of the day, there were no takers for his radical cartooning that satirized the neuroses and hypocrisies of society — until the Voice was launched.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
A touch of neurosis, a lot of laughs and plenty of profound insights could be found at The Hollywood Reporter’s Writer Roundtable, where six scribes who crafted seven of 2024’s top screenplays gathered for a lively conversation in November.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurosis
Noun
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Though its symptoms mimic those of dementia, NPH is reversible and can be treated with surgery to implant valves that allow CSF to drain into the chest or abdomen rather than the brain.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Devon lives with her father (Bill Camp), who is in early stages of dementia and requires considerable looking after.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
Noun
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In addition to multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, the proposal passed by the state Senate would permanently extend an existing law prohibiting step therapy for schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, which was set to sunset on January 1, 2027.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
23 May 2025
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Purdy’s defense attorneys had hoped to call his mother to the witness stand to present evidence of her history of mental illness, drug addiction, alcoholism, schizophrenia and alcohol abuse during her pregnancy with Purdy.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 May 2025
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Through the two-hour film, Lawrence plays a new mother (Grace) who develops postpartum depression and begins going in and out of psychosis.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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Palafox tried again a few days later as her son hid in a backyard shed at home, in psychosis.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
5 May 2025
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“Neurosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neurosis. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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