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Definition of neurosis : A functional nervous affection or disease, that is, a disease of the nerves without any appreciable change of nerve structure.

Synonyms:

instability, agoraphobia, autism, aberration, neurotic condition, delusion, breakdown, compulsion, psychoneurosis, Asperger's syndrome, crack-up, deviation, mental disorder, neuroticism, emotional disturbance, claustrophobia, bipolar disorder, combat fatigue, obsession, mental illness

derangement, craziness, insanity, hysteria, delirium, brain-sickness, lunacy, hallucination, madness, mania, nuttiness, psychosis, dementia, frenzy, feverishness, battiness, kookiness

Usage examples:

• Let's face it, any psychiatrist will tell you that's enough cause for neurosis. - "Know Thy Neighbor", Elisabeth R. Lewis.
• I am not competent regarding the question, but, on examining the facts, I can hardly believe that mediumship is a mere neurosis. - "Mrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research", Michael Sage.
• She was tense and nervous, tied in the emotional knots of an anxiety neurosis. - "The Cartels Jungle", Irving E. Cox, Jr..