Adjective: psychoneurotic ,sI-kow-n(y)û'ró-tik [N. Amer], ,sI-kow-nyû'ró-tik [Brit]
- Affected with emotional disorder
"The psychoneurotic patient required regular therapy sessions";
- neurotic
- A person suffering from neurosis
"The psychoneurotic sought therapy to manage his compulsive behaviors";
- neurotic, mental case [informal]
Derived forms: psychoneurotics
See also: aboulic, abulic, compulsive, delusional, disturbed, hypochondriac, hypochondriacal, hysteric, hysterical, maladjusted, megalomaniacal, megalomanic, monomaniacal, nymphomaniac, nymphomaniacal, obsessional, obsessive, obsessive-compulsive, pathological, phobic, psychosomatic, schizoid
Type of: diseased person, sick person, sufferer
Encyclopedia: Psychoneurotic