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mental disturbance vs neurosis

neurosis vs mental disturbance

mental disturbance and neurosis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mental disturbance Yes No No No
neurosis Yes No No No
As nouns, neurosis is a hyponym of mental disturbance; that is, neurosis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mental disturbance:
  • mental disturbance: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
  • neurosis: a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
mental disturbance (noun) neurosis (noun)
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
Difference between mental disturbance and neurosis

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