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Neurosis is a mental problem not caused by organic disease but characterized by symptoms of stress, phobias or depression.

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A mild case of obsessive compulsive disorder is an example of neurosis.
When a group of people are needlessly paranoid about changes taking place in a town, this is an example of neurosis.

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noun pl. neuroses

Psychiatry any of various mental disorders in which there is a symptom or group of symptoms that causes psychological pain or discomfort and may be very disabling: common neuroses include anxiety, compulsions, phobias, and depression
popularly any emotional disturbance other than a psychosis

Origin: ModL: see neuro- & -osis

See neurosis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. neu·ro·ses (-sēz)

Any of various mental or emotional disorders, such as hypochondria or neurasthenia, arising from no apparent organic lesion or change and involving symptoms such as insecurity, anxiety, depression, and irrational fears, but without psychotic symptoms such as delusions or hallucinations. No longer in scientific use.

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