[noun] [plural] neuroses - a mental state resulting in high levels of anxiety, unreasonable fears and behaviour and, often, a need to repeat actions unnecessarilyIf you want my opinion, I think she's suffering from some form of neurosis. [U]She's obsessively clean - it's almost become a neurosis with her. [C]
NEUROSIS
Meaning of NEUROSIS in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012