psychoneurosis
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psychoneurosis — [sī΄kō no͞o rō′sis, sī΄kōnyo͞orō′sis] n. pl. psychoneuroses [sī΄kō no͞o rō′sēz΄, sī΄kō nyo͞o rō′sēz΄] [ModL: see PSYCHO & NEUROSIS] NEUROSIS psychoneurotic [sī΄kə noorät′ik, sī΄kə nyoorät′ik] adj., n … English World dictionary
psychoneurosis maidica — Pellagra Pel la*gra (p[e^]l l[.a]*gr[.a]), n. [It. pelle skin + agro rough.] (Med.) An affection of the skin, characterized by redness, especially in exposed areas, scaling and shedding of the skin, and accompanied with severe gastrointestinal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
psychoneurosis — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1883 neurosis; especially a neurosis based on emotional conflict in which an impulse that has been blocked seeks expression in a disguised response or symptom • psychoneurotic adjective or noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
psychoneurosis — /suy koh noo roh sis, nyoo /, n., pl. psychoneuroses / seez/. neurosis (def. 1). [1880 85; PSYCHO + NEUROSIS] * * * ▪ psychology Introduction also called neurosis, plural psychoneuroses, or neuroses mental disorder that causes a sense… … Universalium
psychoneurosis — 1. A mental or behavioral disorder of mild or moderate severity. 2. Formerly a classification of neurosis that included hysteria, psychasthenia, neurasthenia, and the anxiety and phobic disorders. [psycho + G. neuron, nerve, + osis … Medical dictionary
psychoneurosis — Synonyms and related words: accident neurosis, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis, association neurosis, battle fatigue, blast neurosis, combat fatigue, compensation neurosis, compulsion neurosis, conversion hysteria, conversion neurosis,… … Moby Thesaurus
psychoneurosis — saɪkəʊnÊŠ rəʊsɪs / njÊŠ n. neurosis, mental disorder characterized by obsessions anxiety and physical symptoms that cannot be attributed to a physiological origin … English contemporary dictionary
psychoneurosis — noun another term for neurosis … English new terms dictionary
psychoneurosis — psy·cho·neurosis … English syllables
psychoneurosis — psy•cho•neu•ro•sis [[t]ˌsaɪ koʊ nʊˈroʊ sɪs, nyʊ [/t]] n. pl. ses ( sēz). psi neurosis • Etymology: 1880–85 psy cho•neu•rot′ic ˈrɒt ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
