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mental case

DEFINITIONS OF: mental case

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n a person suffering from neurosis

Synonyms:
neurotic, psychoneurotic
Types:
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claustrophobe
a person suffering from claustrophobia
hysteric
a person suffering from hysteria
obsessive
a person who has obsessions
obsessive-compulsive
a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics
psychopath, sociopath
someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
Type of:
diseased person, sick person, sufferer
a person suffering from an illness
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