neurosis
noun[CorU]
uk/njʊəˈrəʊ.sɪs/us/nʊˈroʊ.sɪs/pluralneurosesuk/njʊəˈrəʊ.siːz/us/nʊˈroʊ.siːz/amentalillnessresultingin highlevelsofanxiety,unreasonablefearsandbehaviourand, often, a need torepeatactionsfor noreason:
神经官能症，神经症If youwantmyopinion, Ithinkshe'ssufferingfrom someformof neurosis.如果你想听听我的意见，我认为她患有某种神经官能症。
She'sobsessivelyclean- it'salmostbecomea neurosis with her.她有洁癖——几乎到了神经过敏的程度。
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neuroticism
psychosis
Mental illnesses
- ad
- adjustment disorder
- age-associated memory impairment
- anhedonia
- anorexia nervosa
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- bulimia
- hoarder
- hoarding
- Hyde
- hypochondriac
- hypochondriasis
- hysterical
- Jekyll and Hyde
- nervous breakdown
- self-alienation
- senility
- somatization
- somatize
- Stockholm syndrome