neuroticism

[ noo-rot-uh-siz-uhm, nyoo- ]

noun

1. the state of having traits or symptoms characteristic of neurosis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuroticism¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; neurotic ¹ + -ism

Example Sentences

Based on those responses, neuroticism overall in the United States dropped slightly in 2020, during the first year of the pandemic.

From Science News

Across all movies in the dataset, plot keywords such as “mental illness,” “ghost,” “serial killer,” and “insanity” were among the strongest predictors of fans’ neuroticism.

From Nautilus

Likewise, movie plots with psychological themes of death and anxiety predicted high neuroticism among fans of those movies.

From Nautilus

Delgado found that respondents who said they preferred cats tended to be higher in openness and neuroticism, while self-identified dog people tended towards more extroversion and agreeableness.

From Popular-Science

In men, but not women, neuroticism was positively correlated and masculinity negatively correlated with crying.

From The Daily Beast

Wilson found that the risk of death doubled in those with a neuroticism score in the top 10 percent.

From The Daily Beast

Somewhat less obvious were findings concerning the relationship between neuroticism and longevity.

From The Daily Beast

But the constant auto-illusion must always lead to neuroticism and pathology—the hidden fears.

From Project Gutenberg

He'd never heard of any marriage maintaining such a crazy high romantic level of manic neuroticism as this for very long.

From Project Gutenberg

Irregularity and pain in menstruation are a frequent cause of neuroticism.

From Project Gutenberg

I recollect that I offered a defense of psycopathic neuroticism.

From Project Gutenberg

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