neurosis

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Neurosis is a mental condition which causes people to have unreasonable fears and worries over a long period of time. 神经机能病; 神经官能症

noun [专属名词][心理] 神经症;神经衰弱症

She had a neurosis about chemicals and imagined them everywhere doing her harm.
她的神经官能症对化学药品有反应,这让她总是幻想药品对自己有害。

-neur- “neur(o)” = “nerv” = nerve 神经neurosis n. [心理] 神经症;神经衰弱症
neur(神经) + osis(表病) → 神经官能症
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He was anxious to the point of neurosis. 他的忧虑达到了神经机能病症状的程度。
He may have some kind of neurosis or psychosis later in life. 他在以后的生活中可能会有某种神经官能症或精神错乱。