psychoneurosis

[ sahy-koh-noo-roh-sis, -nyoo- ]
/ ˌsaɪ koʊ nʊˈroʊ sɪs, -nyʊ- /

noun, plural psy·cho·neu·ro·ses [sahy-koh-noo-roh-seez, -nyoo-] /ˌsaɪ koʊ nʊˈroʊ siz, -nyʊ-/.

neurosis(def 1).

Origin of psychoneurosis

First recorded in 1880–85; psycho- + neurosis

Words nearby psychoneurosis

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

Example sentences from the Web for psychoneurosis

  • Thus the psychoneurosis is in all its forms, I believe, regarded as a drama of the ego and its inner conflicts.

    The Behavior of Crowds |Everett Dean Martin

British Dictionary definitions for psychoneurosis

psychoneurosis
/ (ˌsaɪkəʊnjʊˈrəʊsɪs) /

noun plural -roses (-ˈrəʊsiːz)

another word for neurosis

Derived forms of psychoneurosis

psychoneurotic (ˌsaɪkəʊnjʊˈrɒtɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for psychoneurosis

psychoneurosis
[ sī′kō-nu-rō′sĭs ]

n. pl. psy•cho•neu•ro•ses (-sēz)

Neurosis.

Other words from psychoneurosis

psy′cho•neu•rot′ic (-rŏt′ĭk) adj.