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All Words Glossary
noun
- pathological attraction to dead bodies.
- pathological fascination with death.
noun
- an abnormal fear of death or corpses
noun
- A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
- (uncountable) The act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word.
- The newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a Psychosis, usually Schizophrenia.
( neologism)
noun ( plural nervous breakdowns)
- an attack of depression or anxiety so severe that it prevents a person from continuing to function normally
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1887, George Gissing, Thyrza
- :There was organic disease, and there was what is vaguely called ; it was too clear that Mr. Newthorpe must count upon very moderate activity either of mind or body henceforth.
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1915, P. G. Wodehouse, Something New
- :...will you kindly think up at your earliest convenience some plan for politely ejecting this Mr Chalmers of yours from our humble home?--because if you don't, I'm going to have a .
noun
- An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.
noun
- (pharmacology) An antipsychotic drug.
adjective
- (pharmacology) Having antipsychotic properties.
noun ( neuroses)
- (pathology) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear
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Usage note: This term is no longer used medically/professionally.
noun
- A neurotic person
adjective
- (obsolete?) Affected with a neurosis
- (informal) Over anxious
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- He is getting about time-keeping
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