Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychoneurotic

/sʌɪkəʊnjʊˈɹɒtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: psy-choneu-rot-ic
IPA: /sʌɪkəʊnjʊˈɹɒtɪk/

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis.

noun

Someone suffering from a psychoneurosis.

Example Sentences

"On the basis of more than 1,000 first-time patients, the hospital found that about half suffered from psychoneurotic troubles, while one-third were psychotic and the rest had personality disorders. The psychoneurotic (often simplified to neurotic) person has an inner conflict that may lead to depression or anxiety."
"As I have mentioned, when I undertake the analysis of a psychoneurotic [translating Psychoneurotiker] his dreams are regularly the subject of our discussions."

Etymology

From psycho- + neurotic, after psychoneurosis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: psycho

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /sʌɪkəʊnjʊˈɹɒtɪk/

Inflected Forms

more psychoneurotic (comparative) most psychoneurotic (superlative) psychoneurotics (plural)

Derived Forms

psychoneurotically

Synonyms

neurotic mental case

Questions

How do you pronounce psychoneurotic?: The recorded pronunciation is /sʌɪkəʊnjʊˈɹɒtɪk/.
What does psychoneurotic mean?: Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis.
Where does psychoneurotic come from?: From psycho- + neurotic, after psychoneurosis.

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