neurose
Portuguese, noun/newˈɾɔ.zi/
neurose is spelled N-E-U-R-O-S-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 39,523rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Neurose is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “neurosis (mental disorder)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “desordem do sistema nervoso sem causa aparente (acepção original cunhada por William Cullen)”.
What does neurose mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineneurosis (mental disorder)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. desordem do sistema nervoso sem causa aparente (acepção original cunhada por William Cullen) 2. perturbação de alguns órgãos cuja origem é emocional 3. desordem de origem psicológica que, embora cause tensão, não interfere com o pensamento racional ou com a capacidade funcional da pessoa 4. alteração patológica de origem psicológica cuja origem é, supostamente, a infância
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of neurose
- neuroses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce neurose?
- Brazil /newˈɾɔ.zi/
- Brazil [neʊ̯ˈɾɔ.zi]
- Portugal /newˈɾɔ.zɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to neurose
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is neurose in Portuguese?
neurose appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).