neurosis

Definitions of neurosis
  1. noun
    a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
    synonyms: psiconeurosis
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    type of:
    desequilibrio mental, perturbación mental
    (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
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