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neurosis vs psychological disorder

psychological disorder vs neurosis

neurosis and psychological disorder both are nouns.

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

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