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Nov 15, 2005

Facts About Jon, Number 6

lex-i-con (lek’si kon) n. 1. vocabulary of a particular language, social class, person, etc.

mild (mield)  adj. <-er, -est>

1.  moderate in intensity, degree, or character; not acute: mild regret.
2.  gentle or moderate in force or effect: a mild drug.


neu-ro-sis (noo roh’sis, nyoo-)  n. pl. <-ses>(-seez)

1.  Also called <psychoneurosis.> a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, occurring in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
2.  a relatively mild personality disorder typified by excessive anxiety or indecision and a degree of social maladjustment.


obses’sive-compul’sive  adj.

1.  of, pertaining to, or characterized by the persistent intrusion of unwanted thoughts accompanied by ritualistic actions, regarded as a form of neurosis.

n.

2.  a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics.


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