psychoneurosis

[ sahy-koh-noo-roh-sis, -nyoo- ]

noun,plural psy·cho·neu·ro·ses [sahy-koh-noo-roh-seez, -nyoo-]. /ˌsaɪ koʊ nʊˈroʊ siz, -nyʊ-/.

Origin of psychoneurosis

1
First recorded in 1880–85; psycho- + neurosis

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How to use psychoneurosis in a sentence

  • There are certain psychoneuroses in which this negative form of compensation is very marked.

    The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean Martin
  • The paper acts as a constant source of suggestion for the cure of the psychoneuroses when the affection is purely psychoneurotic.

    Psychotherapy | James J. Walsh
  • In the symptoms of the psychoneuroses we have recognized the expression of a disturbance in psychic processes.

  • Because of their intimate connection with psychoneuroses we find this decidedly necessary.

  • Physicians use the term psychoneuroses to include a group of nervous disorders of so-called functional nature.

    The Nervous Housewife | Abraham Myerson

British Dictionary definitions for psychoneurosis

psychoneurosis

/ (ˌsaɪkəʊnjʊˈrəʊsɪs) /


nounplural -roses (-ˈrəʊsiːz)
  1. another word for neurosis

Derived forms of psychoneurosis

  • psychoneurotic (ˌsaɪkəʊnjʊˈrɒtɪk), adjective

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