Noun: psychoneurosis (psychoneuroses) ,sI-kow-n(y)û'row-sis [N. Amer], ,sI-kow-nyû'row-sis [Brit]
- 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 [archaic], mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder
Encyclopedia: Psychoneurosis