PSYCHONEUROSIS


Meaning of PSYCHONEUROSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsī-kō-nu̇-ˈrō-səs, -nyu̇- ]

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

• psy·cho·neu·rot·ic -ˈrä-tik adjective or noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.