How to Pronounce Neuroses

To pronounce "neuroses", say NEUR-os-es — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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NEUR-os-es

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💡 Tip for remembering “neuroses”

"neuroses" has 3 syllables: neur-os-es. It rhymes with diagnoses and prognoses, if that helps it stick.

What does neuroses mean?

noun

  1. A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society.

Words that rhyme with neuroses

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diagnosesprognosesdosismisdiagnoses

Related words

trophoneuroticsneuroticpsychoneuroticanxietiespsychoneurosispsychosesneuroticism

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How many syllables are in "neuroses"?▾

"Neuroses" has 3 syllables: neur · os · es.

What does "neuroses" mean?▾

Neuroses: A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society.

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