psychoneurotic

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English

Etymology

From psycho- +‎ neurotic, after psychoneurosis.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /sʌɪkəʊnjʊˈɹɒtɪk/

Adjective

psychoneurotic (comparative more psychoneurotic, superlative most psychoneurotic)

  1. Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis.

Noun

psychoneurotic (plural psychoneurotics)

  1. Someone suffering from a psychoneurosis.
    • 1999, Sigmund Freud, translated by Joyce Crick, The Interpretation of Dreams, Oxford, published 2008, page 114:
      As I have mentioned, when I undertake the analysis of a psychoneurotic [translating Psychoneurotiker] his dreams are regularly the subject of our discussions.

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