neurosisnoun [ C or U ]
uk/njʊəˈrəʊ.sɪs/us/nʊˈroʊ.sɪs/plural neurosesa mental illness resulting in high levels of anxiety, unreasonable fears and behaviour and, often, a need to repeat actions for no reason:
If you want my opinion, I think she's suffering from some form of neurosis.
She's obsessively clean - it's almost become a neurosis with her.
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