neurose

See also: Neurose

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”) +‎ -ose. Doublet of nervose and nervous.

Pronunciation

• enPR: n(y)o͝o′rōs
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)ʊ.ɹəʊ̯s/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)ʊ.ɹoʊ̯s/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)ʊ.ɹəʉ̯s/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)ʊ.ɹɐʉ̯s/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)ʉ.ɹos/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)ʊ.ɾoːs/
• Rhymes: -ʊɹəʊs
• Hyphenation: neu‧rose

Adjective

neurose (comparative more neurose, superlative most neurose)

1. (botany) Nerved.
2. (entomology) Having many nervures or veins.

Noun

neurose (plural neuroses)

1. Neurosis.

See also

• nervure
• necrose, neurone

References

• “neurose, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “neurose”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “neurose, adj.”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes III (Hoop–O), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 3978.

Further reading

• “neurose”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Nuorese, Ourense

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) +‎ -ose

Noun

neurose c (singular definite neurosen, plural indefinite neuroser)

1. (pathology) neurosis

Declension

Declension of neurose

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	neurose	neurosen	neuroser	neuroserne
genitive	neuroses	neurosens	neurosers	neurosernes

Related terms

• neurotisk
• neurotiker

See also

• psykose

References

• “neurose” in Den Danske Ordbog

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /newˈɾɔ.zi/ [neʊ̯ˈɾɔ.zi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /newˈɾɔ.zi/ [neʊ̯ˈɾɔ.zi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /newˈɾɔ.ze/ [neʊ̯ˈɾɔ.ze]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /newˈɾɔ.zɨ/

• Rhymes: -ɔzi
• Hyphenation: neu‧ro‧se

Noun

neurose f (plural neuroses)

1. (pathology) neurosis (mental disorder)

Related terms

• neurónio

Further reading

• “neurose”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “neurose”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026