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existential neurosis

existential neurosis

a pathological condition characterized by feelings of despair and anxiety that arise from living inauthentically, that is, from failing to take responsibility for one’s own life and to make choices and find meaning in living. See authenticity; existential crisis; existential vacuum.

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