# neurosis

> English word · Noun · IPA /n(j)ʊˈɹəʊ̯.sɪs/ · frequency rank #48,919

## Definitions
1. A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society.

## Etymology
From neuro- + -sis.

## Easily confused with
- **neurotic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neurosis-vs-neurotic)
- **necrosis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/necrosis-vs-neurosis)

## Common misspellings (11)
`enurosis`, `neruosis`, `neuorsis`, `neuroiss`, `neurosiss`, `neurossi`, `neurossis`, `neurrosis`, `neursois`, `nneurosis`, `nuerosis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/neurosis