Antonyms for neurosis

Grammar : Noun

Spell : noo-roh-sis, nyoo-

Phonetic Transcription : nʊˈroʊ sɪs, nyʊ-

Definition of neurosis

Origin : 1776, "functional derangement arising from disorders of the nervous system," coined by Scottish physician William Cullen (1710-1790) from Greek neuron "nerve" (see neuro-) + Modern Latin -osis "abnormal condition." Used in a general psychological sense since 1871; clinical use in psychiatry dates from 1923.

noun mental disturbance, disorder

Example sentences :

Was this, then, some special case of phthisis complicated by neurosis?
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

In both sexes there is a tendency to neurosis and degeneration.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

The neurosis is merely a wrong attitude to life and its problems.
Extract from : « Psychoanalysis » by Andr Tridon

Some forms of neurosis appear to be limited to certain ethnic groups.
Extract from : « The Races of Man » by Joseph Deniker

How did we gain our knowledge of these psychological factors in the case of neurosis?
Extract from : « Totem and Taboo » by Sigmund Freud

And then it dawned upon her of what use her mother's neurosis was.
Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung

The neurosis is final; that is, it is directed towards an aim.
Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung

This conception may be described as the sexual theory of the neurosis.
Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung

Let's face it, any psychiatrist will tell you that's enough cause for neurosis.
Extract from : « Know Thy Neighbor » by Elisabeth R. Lewis

You may have a little post-nasal catarrh, but I think it is only a neurosis.
Extract from : « Confessions of a Neurasthenic » by William Taylor Marrs

Synonyms for neurosis

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