- 1(medical) a mental illness in which a person suffers strong feelings of fear and worry
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- 2a strong fear or worry synonym anxiety
neurosis
nounNAmE//nʊˈroʊsəs//
(pl. neuroses NAmE//nʊˈroʊsiz//
) [countable, uncountable]Check pronunciation: neurosis