1. relating to or affected by a mental or emotional disorder that does not involve loss of contact with reality
Usage: clinical/medical term; somewhat dated; modern usage prefers 'neurotic' or specific diagnostic terms

1. a person who suffers from a psychoneurotic disorder
Usage: clinical/medical term; somewhat dated; modern usage prefers 'neurotic' or specific diagnostic terms

Examples

• The patient's psychoneurotic symptoms included anxiety and obsessive thoughts.
• Early 20th-century psychiatry frequently diagnosed psychoneurotic conditions.
• She exhibited psychoneurotic behavior that interfered with her daily functioning.
• The therapist treated several psychoneurotics in her practice.
• Psychoneurotic disorders are now typically classified under anxiety or mood disorders.
• His psychoneurotic tendencies manifested as excessive worry and panic attacks.