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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
Frankly, until a new deal is announced, there should be at least minor neuroses.
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Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
Obviously, not all of it, because everyone has their own neuroses about what’s cool and what’s not cool or whatever, and that’s tough when there’s six people.
—Ian Cohen, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2025
But in an atmosphere where the gentle Peanuts was the cartoon hit of the day, there were no takers for his radical cartooning that satirized the neuroses and hypocrisies of society — until the Voice was launched.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
A touch of neurosis, a lot of laughs and plenty of profound insights could be found at The Hollywood Reporter’s Writer Roundtable, where six scribes who crafted seven of 2024’s top screenplays gathered for a lively conversation in November.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for neurosis
Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
Obviously, not all of it, because everyone has their own neuroses about what’s cool and what’s not cool or whatever, and that’s tough when there’s six people.
—Ian Cohen, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2025
But in an atmosphere where the gentle Peanuts was the cartoon hit of the day, there were no takers for his radical cartooning that satirized the neuroses and hypocrisies of society — until the Voice was launched.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
A touch of neurosis, a lot of laughs and plenty of profound insights could be found at The Hollywood Reporter’s Writer Roundtable, where six scribes who crafted seven of 2024’s top screenplays gathered for a lively conversation in November.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurosis
Noun
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After World War II, a neurodegenerative disease that looked just like ALS—though some patients also showed features of Parkinson’s and dementia—surged in Guam, predominantly among the native Chamorro people.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Her cause of death, John, 66, told The Washington Post, was complications from dementia.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Olanzapine is a drug used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The oral drug designed to help treat adults with schizophrenia has the potential to reach peak sales of $10 billion or more annually, according to the analysts.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That will let schizophrenia or other serious psychoses fester and increase the likelihood that one day, an individual might do something terrible to themselves or those around them.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Atypical antipsychotics – medication used to treat a range of psychiatric disorders – are often used to treat psychosis in Alzheimer’s patients even though they are not approved for that purpose.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Neurosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neurosis. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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