노이로제

Korean

Etymology

From Japanese ノイローゼ (noirōze), from German Neurose.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [no̞iɾo̞d͡ʑe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [노이로제]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	noiroje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	noiloje
McCune–Reischauer?	noiroje
Yale Romanization?	noilocey

Noun

노이로제 • (noiroje)

1. (also figurative, rare in academia) neurosis; nervous breakdown

   노이로제로 입원하다

   noirojero ibwonhada

   to be hospitalized due to neurosis

   노이로제 걸릴 거 같아.

   noiroje geollil geo gata.

   I feel like I'm going to have a mental breakdown.

Synonyms

• 신경증 (神經症, sin'gyeongjeung)