Etymology

compulsion neurosis

Today it means: A psychiatric disorder characterised by recurrent compulsions or compulsive ideas; obsessive-compulsive disorder. Full definition →

German Zwangsneurose
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  1. German · derived fromZwangsneurose
  2. English todaycompulsion neurosis

Translating German Zwangsneurose.

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