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neurosis

/njʊəˈrəʊsɪs/noun

उच्चारण न्युअरोसिस

मनोविक्षुब्धता, न्यूरोसिस, स्नायु-विकार

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nounneuroses
  1. 1

    [C, U] medical

    a mental health condition in which a person suffers strong feelings of fear or worry that are out of proportion to the situation

    मनोविक्षुब्धता, न्यूरोसिस, स्नायु-विकार

    • She was treated for neurosis by a psychiatrist.
    • Anxiety and phobias were once classed as neuroses.

    Synonyms anxiety disorder psychoneurosis

  2. 2

    [C, U] informal

    any strong fear or worry that is not reasonable

    बेवजह का डर, अनुचित चिंता

    • He has a neurosis about germs.

    Synonyms phobia obsession fixation anxiety

◇Word family
neurotic adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Do not confuse neurosis (fear or worry that is too strong) and psychosis (a serious mental illness in which a person loses contact with reality).

Neurosis (अत्यधिक डर या चिंता) और psychosis (गंभीर मानसिक रोग जिसमें व्यक्ति वास्तविकता से संपर्क खो देता है) में भ्रम न करें।

§Grammar and usage

Plural: the plural of neurosis is neuroses, like crisis and crises.

Plural में neurosis का plural neuroses होता है, जैसे crisis का crises।