neurosis
US /nʊˈroʊ.sɪs/
UK /njʊəˈrəʊ.sɪs/
명사
신경증
a relatively mild mental illness that is not caused by organic disease, involving symptoms of stress (depression, anxiety, obsessive behaviour, hypochondria) but not a radical loss of touch with reality.
예시:
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She developed a severe neurosis after the traumatic event.
그녀는 충격적인 사건 이후 심각한 신경증을 앓게 되었다.
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His constant worrying is a sign of his underlying neurosis.
그의 끊임없는 걱정은 그의 내재된 신경증의 징후이다.