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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
Of course, Solomonik is far from the first person to explore the inherent absurdity of trans life by exaggerating that absurdity, but so rarely is the transmasc psyche in all of its neuroses explored in such a way.
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Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025
Assembled by a team of special technicians at a dedicated facility in Tochigi, Japan, the NSX offered a neurosis-free driving experience on a daily basis.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately, my neuroses can rack up unnecessary expense.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Ephron gives Rachel, the character modeled after herself, a handful of upper middle-class neuroses and places her in group therapy.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025
Assembled by a team of special technicians at a dedicated facility in Tochigi, Japan, the NSX offered a neurosis-free driving experience on a daily basis.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately, my neuroses can rack up unnecessary expense.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Ephron gives Rachel, the character modeled after herself, a handful of upper middle-class neuroses and places her in group therapy.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurosis
Noun
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Bruce was diagnosed with dementia in 2023 and has been living separately from his family with full-time care since 2025, as the couple has two young girls living at home.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Under the program, younger inmates are trained to care for elderly prisoners living with dementia.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The current edition, DSM-5-TR, contains more than 300 distinct mental disorders such as schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder and alcohol use disorder.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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But providers might not have enough information available to make a correct diagnosis; an emergency room doctor treating someone experiencing a psychotic episode likely doesn’t have the capacity to know if their diagnosis should be schizophrenia, bipolar I or something else.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For the first time in months, no meth psychosis obstructed my view.—
Nick Dothée,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Psychiatrists suggested that chatbot models should contain reality-testing nudges to avoid AI psychosis.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Neurosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neurosis. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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