neurosis
Syllabification: (neu·ro·sis)
Pronunciation: /n(y)o͝oˈrōsis/
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Medicine ( neuroses) .
Definition of neurosis
noun ( plural neuroses /-ˌsēz/)
Medicine- a relatively mild mental illness that is not caused by organic disease, involving symptoms of stress (depression, anxiety, obsessive behavior, hypochondria) but not a radical loss of touch with reality. Compare with psychosis.