Dementia
Dementia noun - A serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life.
Usage example: doctors were able to treat the patient's dementia with drugs and thus allow him to function on his own
Neurosis
Neurosis noun - A mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction.
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Synonyms for Neurosis
Nearby Word: neurotic
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- derangement and dementia
- derangement and neurosis
- madness and dementia
- madness and neurosis
- frenzy and dementia
- frenzy and neurosis
- mania and dementia
- mania and neurosis
- hang-up and dementia
- hang-up and neurosis
- obsession and dementia
- obsession and neurosis
- compulsion and dementia
- compulsion and neurosis
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Some examples: Scott Kelly of Neurosis provides guest vocals on "Aqua Dementia", "Crystal Skull", "Crack the Skye", "Spectrelight", and "Diamond in the Witch House"; he also co-wrote the lyrics for many of these songs.
Source: Music / Mastodon
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Neurosis and Dementia. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 30, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dementia/neurosis
Dementia & Neurosis. N.p., 2016. Web. 30 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dementia/neurosis>.
Neurosis or Dementia. 2016. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dementia/neurosis.
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