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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
And that’s the kind of past that creates neuroses: the fear that makes fans think that a game is never over, not even three-nil up with a minute to play, the sort of experience which convinces them that football really only exists as a way for other people to laugh at them.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 15 Apr. 2024
The principal events that establish this negative dynamic in their relationship—and, indeed, if such a thing were possible, the underlying etiology of Mother’s fundamental neurosis—lie beyond the scope of her pages and any living recall.
—Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Her flair for humor, going to core of the characters’ neuroses and idiosyncrasies, as well as for drama, plumbing the depths of their fears and demons, resulted in wide-ranging performances.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
In an interview with PEOPLE, the actor/comedian opens up about his debut comedy album 'Now More Than Ever'
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Throughout his career, John Early has cultivated a singular comedy persona that's teeming with neuroses, millennial anxiety and cringeworthy skits.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 15 Apr. 2024
The principal events that establish this negative dynamic in their relationship—and, indeed, if such a thing were possible, the underlying etiology of Mother’s fundamental neurosis—lie beyond the scope of her pages and any living recall.
—Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Her flair for humor, going to core of the characters’ neuroses and idiosyncrasies, as well as for drama, plumbing the depths of their fears and demons, resulted in wide-ranging performances.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
In an interview with PEOPLE, the actor/comedian opens up about his debut comedy album 'Now More Than Ever'
Comments
Throughout his career, John Early has cultivated a singular comedy persona that's teeming with neuroses, millennial anxiety and cringeworthy skits.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurosis
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Research has also shown that the drugs may reduce the risk of cognitive decline, like dementia.Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Gastineau, a colon cancer survivor, said in a 2017 interview that he had been diagnosed with dementia, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Each lawyer, then, in his or her own way, played a part in creating a caricature: Danny, the kid in a tough situation trying his best to do the right thing; Mr. Neely, that malodorous man with schizophrenia stoking passengers’ fears on the subway.Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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No one gene, however, determines one’s risk of developing schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Psychiatric problems — marked anxiety or panic attacks progressing to temporary psychosis and even schizophrenia-like psychotic illness — are presenting more frequently in emergency rooms.Dr. Jerrold B. Leikin, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The burden of justice:Delphi murder case jurors will face unimaginable pressure, life-changing decision Defense attorneys have countered that Allen is an innocent and mentally fragile man whose months-long isolation at Westville drove him to psychosis and to giving false confessions.Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Neurosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neurosis. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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