neurosis
gb/nʊɹˈoʊsəs/ us/nʊɹˈoʊsəs/
C1
ஆங்கிலம்
mánia, neurózis
பெயர்ச்சொல்
C1
INFORMAL
1
mánia
B2
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
a neurosis (about/over) [something]
He has a neurosis about being late, so he arrives everywhere thirty minutes early.
Mániája, hogy ne késsen el, ezért mindenhova harminc perccel korábban érkezik.
Her neurosis over germs got worse after she read too much news about outbreaks.
A kórokozókkal kapcsolatos mániája rosszabb lett, miután túl sok hírt olvasott a járványkitörésekről.
I don’t think it’s rational—it’s just a neurosis I’ve had since childhood.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
He has a neurosis about cleanliness.
Mániája a tisztaság.
My neurosis is checking the door lock many times.
Az a mániám, hogy sokszor ellenőrzöm az ajtózárat.
பொதுவான தவறு:
Do not confuse neurosis (worry/fear) with neuron (a nerve cell) or psychosis (loss of contact with reality).
பொருள்
irrational worry or obsession
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
a neurosis about cleanliness
|a deep-seated neurosis
|a minor neurosis
|a growing neurosis
|develop a neurosis
|fuel a neurosis
|trigger a neurosis
|overcome a neurosis
|a neurosis over money
|a neurosis about failure
இணைச்சொற்கள்
obsession (Often focuses on repeated thoughts; not always driven by anxiety.)
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fixation (Emphasizes being stuck on one idea or concern.)
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anxiety (Broader feeling of worry; a neurosis suggests a more persistent, exaggerated pattern.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
calm (A relaxed state without persistent worry.)
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peace of mind (Freedom from anxiety and preoccupation.)
கருப்பொருள்கள்
emotions
|mental_health
|daily_life
வரையறை
a strong worry about something that is not logical
an excessive, unreasonable worry or fixation that affects how someone thinks or behaves
பெயர்ச்சொல்
C2
TECHNICAL
2
neurózis
C1
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
[someone] suffers from neurosis; a neurosis of [type]
The older textbook uses the term neurosis to describe several anxiety-related conditions.
A régebbi tankönyv a neurózis kifejezést több, szorongással összefüggő állapot leírására használja.
She was treated for what was then called a neurosis, though today it might be diagnosed differently.
Azzal kezelték, amit akkoriban neurózisnak neveztek, bár ma valószínűleg másként diagnosztizálnák.
In that period, doctors often distinguished neurosis from psychosis.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
The doctor called it a neurosis in older reports.
A régebbi jelentésekben az orvos neurózisnak nevezte.
பொதுவான தவறு:
In modern clinical English, specific diagnoses (e.g., anxiety disorders, OCD) are often used instead of neurosis.
பொருள்
old clinical term for anxiety disorder
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
suffer from neurosis
|treat neurosis
|childhood neurosis
|severe neurosis
|neurotic symptoms
|anxiety neurosis
|a diagnosis of neurosis
|underlying neurosis
|manage neurosis
|case of neurosis
இணைச்சொற்கள்
anxiety disorder (Modern diagnostic umbrella; not a direct one-to-one match.)
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mental disorder (Much broader; includes many conditions beyond neurosis.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
mental health (General state of psychological well-being rather than disorder.)
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psychological well-being (Emphasizes stable, healthy functioning.)
கருப்பொருள்கள்
mental_health
|medicine
|psychology
வரையறை
an older medical word for an anxiety-based mental disorder
a psychological disorder characterized mainly by anxiety and distressing symptoms without a loss of contact with reality, used especially in older or non-specialist writing
இலக்கணம்
அகராதி வடிவம்
neurosis
IPA
GB/nʊɹˈoʊsəs/
US/nʊɹˈoʊsəs/
அசைகள் மற்றும் அழுத்தம்
neur - os - is (3 அசைகள்)
Stress on 2nd syllable (os)
சொல் வடிவங்கள்
Noun
- Base: neurosis
- Plural: neuroses, neurosis
சொல் குடும்பம்
Forms
neuroses
noun
Core family
neurotic
adjective
Advanced or less common
neurotically
adverb
neuroticism
noun
சொற்றொடர்கள்
a touch of neurosis
1/ə tˈʌt͡ʃ əv nʊɹˈoʊsəs/
fixed phrase
informal
a slight tendency to worry
a little bit of irrational worry
உதாரணங்கள்
- I have a touch of neurosis about deadlines, so I finish early.
- His constant hand-washing felt like more than a touch of neurosis.
- She jokes that her color-coded closet is just a touch of neurosis.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
- I have a touch of neurosis about being late.
develop a neurosis
1/dɪvˈɛləp ə nʊɹˈoʊsəs/
fixed phrase
begin to have a neurosis
to start to worry too much about something
உதாரணங்கள்
- After the break-in, she developed a neurosis about locking the windows.
- Some people develop a neurosis over minor health symptoms.
- He feared he was developing a neurosis from constant work pressure.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
- He developed a neurosis about safety.
have a neurosis about [something]
1/hˈæv ə nʊɹˈoʊsəs əbˈaʊt sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
informal
be irrationally worried about something
to worry too much about something
உதாரணங்கள்
- He has a neurosis about making mistakes, so he checks every email five times.
- I have a neurosis about my phone battery dying, even when it’s at 80%.
- She has a neurosis about being judged in meetings.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
- I have a neurosis about germs.
neurosis and psychosis
1/nʊɹˈoʊsəs ˈænd saɪkˈoʊsəs/
fixed phrase
technical
two traditional mental health categories
two old categories: anxiety problems vs losing touch with reality
உதாரணங்கள்
- The lecture explained how earlier psychiatry distinguished between neurosis and psychosis.
- In the article, the author uses the old neurosis-and-psychosis framework.
- Students often confuse neurosis and psychosis because both involve mental distress.