psychoneurosis noun. [,sʌɪkǝʊnjʊǝ'rǝʊsɪs] Pl. -roses [-'rǝʊsi:z]. L19.
[from PSYCHO- + NEUROSIS.]
Psychology. (A) neurosis attributed in psychoanalytic theory to repression of unconscious conflict or fantasy rather than present sexual frustration.

■ psychoneurotic noun & adjective (a) noun a person with a psychoneurosis; (b) adjective of, pertaining to, or characterized by psychoneurosis: E20.

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