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Insanity vs Neurosis - What's the difference?

insanity | neurosis |

As nouns the difference between insanity and neurosis

is that insanity is the state of being insane; madness while neurosis is (pathology) a mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear.

insanity

English

(wikipedia insanity)

Noun

  • The state of being insane; madness.

    • Antonyms

    * sanity

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * insane

    neurosis

    English

    (wikipedia neurosis)

    Noun

    (neuroses)
  • (pathology) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear
  • * Usage note: This term is no longer used medically/professionally.

    • Usage notes

    According to Wikipedia the term is no longer part of mainstream psychiatric terminology in the United States, though it continues to be employed in psychoanalytic theory and practice, and in various other theoretical disciplines.

    Derived terms

    * aeroneurosis * neurotic * neuroticism * psychoneurosis

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