névrose
French, noun
névrose is spelled N-É-V-R-O-S-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 37,217th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Névrose is a French feminine noun meaning “neurosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, névrosé is a different word: “neurotic”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Trouble psychique engendrant une souffrance mentale dont le patient est conscient, contrairement à la…”.
What does névrose mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineneurosis
adjective
- 1
neurotic
verb
- 1
past participle of névroser
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Trouble psychique engendrant une souffrance mentale dont le patient est conscient, contrairement à la psychose.
adjective: 1. Atteint de névrose.
noun: 1. Personne atteinte de névrose.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of névrose
- névroses plural
- névrosée feminine
- névrosés masculine plural
- névrosées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to névrose
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is névrose in French?
névrose appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).