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neuroses

NOUN

mental disturbance, disorder

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inhibition

STRONG

aberration abnormality affliction breakdown compulsion crack-up derangement deviation hysteria insanity instability madness maladjustment neurasthenia obsession phobia psychopathy

WEAK

mental illness psychological disorder

Antonyms

STRONG

balance conformity normality sameness soundness

WEAK

adjustment sanity

Example Sentences

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This explanation is so wrong-headed, yet so consistent with official Britain’s neuroses about data protection and process-following, that it may even be true.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“This Is Not About Us” mines excellent, bone-dry humor from the neuroses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

He starts off as a real guy with neuroses and problems and foibles.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Combining the neuroses of insecure teenagers and the poll-monitoring reticence of politicians fit for parody, they appear both weak and bashful.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2025

Ouija boards and black cats are way down the list of neuroses I suffer from.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff