anxiety neurosis
noun Psychiatry.
a neurotic disorder characterized by pervasive anxiety.
Origin of anxiety neurosis
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby anxiety neurosis
anvers,
anvil,
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anxiety disorder,
anxiety hysteria,
anxiety neurosis,
anxiety reaction,
anxiety state,
anxiolytic,
anxious,
anxious seat
Example sentences from the Web for anxiety neurosis
Stekel,41 one of Freud's pupils, in an elaborate monograph, also lays stress on the sexual factor of the anxiety-neurosis.
The Sexual Life of the Child |Albert Moll
British Dictionary definitions for anxiety neurosis
anxiety neurosis
noun
a relatively mild form of mental illness characterized by extreme distress and agitation, often occurring without any obvious cause