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neuropath

British  
/ ˈnjʊərəʊˌpæθ /

noun

  1. a person suffering from or predisposed to a disorder of the nervous system

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Do they frankly forbid us to admire the productions of genius from now onwards? and say outright that no neuropath can ever be a revealer of new truth?

From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William

Such terms as neuropath and kleptomaniac are often regarded as rather elegant names for contemptible excuses invented by medical men to cover up stealing.

From The Dream Doctor by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

The neuropath is the individual with an inborn tendency to the neurosis.

From Applied Psychology for Nurses by Porter, Mary F.

Till this time the skirmishing of the morning might have afforded pleasure to the neuropath, experience to the soldier, "copy" to the journalist.

From The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War by Churchill, Winston

Again, the nervous child, like the adult neuropath, very often improves for the time being with every change of scene and surroundings.

From The Nervous Child by Cameron, Hector Charles

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