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Noun: psychoneurosis (psychoneuroses)  ,sI-kow-n(y)û'row-sis [N. Amer], ,sI-kow-nyû'row-sis [Brit]
  1. A mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
    "Her behaviour points to a severe psychoneurosis";
    - neurosis, neuroticism

Derived forms: psychoneuroses

Type of: disturbance, folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder

Encyclopedia: Psychoneurosis