neurosis

Example Sentences

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Films are a chance to work out these nagging, existential neuroses that live in the back of the mind, the type that overwhelm to the point of panic if thought about for too long.

From Salon

Until the incentives change or the party’s leaders discover the fortitude to defy them, we’re stuck in the world that Trump’s neuroses create for us.

From Washington Post

Now, she is in a new relationship, and her “neurosis is on ice.”

From New York Times

The trepid traveler, 76, admittedly carries around emotional baggage filled with neuroses and aversions.

From Washington Post

This phrase, dating at least to the Talmud, contrasts with the Jewish stereotypes of neurosis and kvetching.

From New York Times