neurosis about

Frequency: 5.02.5 per million words

Indicates the subject or cause of the obsessive worry or anxiety.

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Examples (10)

  • The director had a severe neurosis about actors arriving late for filming.
  • She developed a neurosis about germs after reading too many articles.
  • His neurosis about public speaking made him avoid presentations.
  • There's a growing neurosis about climate change among young people.
  • My grandmother's neurosis about cleanliness often led to excessive tidying.
  • The politician displayed a neurosis about losing votes in the upcoming election.
  • A common neurosis about failure can paralyze many aspiring artists.
  • His financial neurosis about debt kept him working long hours.
  • The city developed a collective neurosis about the spreading disease.
  • She couldn't shake her neurosis about forgetting important details.