psychoneurotic

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.
    • 1962 July 23, “Mental Clinic Offering 24-Hour Emergency Aid; New Roosevelt Hospital Unit Acts on Immediate Needs for Psychiatric Care”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 January 2026, page 23:
      On the basis of more than 1,000 first-time patients, the hospital found that about half suffered from psychoneurotic troubles, while one-third were psychotic and the rest had personality disorders. The psychoneurotic (often simplified to neurotic) person has an inner conflict that may lead to depression or anxiety.

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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