névrose

Definitions of névrose
  1. noun
    a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
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    types:
    hystérie
    neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
    névrose d'angoisse
    characterized by diffuse anxiety and often somatic manifestations of fear
    type of:
    dérèglement, désordre mental, émoi
    (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
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