neuroses

neu·ro·ses
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A form of neurosis — A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear differing from normal measures by its intensity, and resulting 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of neurosis
  2. pluralplural of neurose
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APA

neuroses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroses

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“neuroses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroses. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuroses,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroses.

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