psychoneurotic

[ sahy-koh-noo-rot-ik, -nyoo- ]
/ ˌsaɪ koʊ nʊˈrɒt ɪk, -nyʊ- /

adjective, noun

neurotic1.

Origin of psychoneurotic

First recorded in 1900–05; psycho- + neurotic1

Words nearby psychoneurotic

psychomotor agitation, psychomotor epilepsy, psychomotor retardation, psychoneuroimmunology, psychoneurosis, psychoneurotic, psychopath, psychopathic, psychopathic disorder, psychopathic personality, psychopathology

Words related to psycho-neurotic

manic, distraught, compulsive, disturbed, obsessive, stunned, upset, deviant, aberrant, hysteric, loony, psychotic, crazy, nuts, abnormal, anxious, disordered, disoriented, erratic, inhibited

Example sentences from the Web for psycho-neurotic

  • Every possible painful condition is simulated by these psycho-neurotic conditions.

    Psychotherapy |James J. Walsh