neurosis
noun [countable, uncountable]- (
medical )醫學 a mental illness in which a person suffers strong feelings of fear and worry 神經症;神經官能症 Those of anxious temperament are more likely to develop anxiety neurosis. 性情焦慮的人更易患焦慮性神經症。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- anxiety
- have
- suffer
- suffer from
- …
- neurosis about
any strong fear or worry 過分的恐懼(或焦慮) the director's neurosis about actors arriving late for filming 導演對演員拍片遲到的神經緊張 This obsession with time is a modern neurosis and one we all have to live with. 過分關注時間是一種現代人的焦慮,我們大家不得不忍受。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- anxiety
- have
- suffer
- suffer from
- …
- neurosis about
Word Originmid 18th cent.: modern Latin, from neuro- ‘of nerves’ + -osis.