Meanings
nounphysioneurosis (countable and uncountable, plural physioneuroses)
plural physioneuroses
- countableuncountablemedicineThe somatic component of a psychosomatic ailment.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
Coined by Abram Kardiner in the 1940s in an effort to replace actual neurosis, a literal translation of German Aktualneurose in Freud's work.
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APA
physioneurosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physioneurosis
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“physioneurosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physioneurosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “physioneurosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physioneurosis.
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