neuroticism

English

Etymology

From neurotic +‎ -ism.

Noun

neuroticism (countable and uncountable, plural neuroticisms)

  1. The quality or state of being neurotic
    Your neuroticism is getting out of hand.
    • 1964, John Michael Argyle, Psychology & Social Problems, page 75:
      Eysenck has suggested the three dimensions of neuroticism, psychoticism and introversion-extraversion.

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