psychoneurosis

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noun

Neurosis.

Similar
neurosisneuroticism
OriginEnglish neurosis ← Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-) →
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Meanings

nounpsychoneurosis (countable and uncountable, plural psychoneuroses)

plural psychoneuroses

  1. countabledateduncountableNeurosis.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction

Similar
neurosisneuroticism
Broader
mental disordermental disturbancedisturbance
Also see
neurosisneuroticism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Englishneurosis
  5. Englishpsychoneurosis

From psycho- + neurosis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

neuropsychosis
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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