neurotic

[ noo-rot-ik, nyoo- ]

/ nʊˈrɒt ɪk, nyʊ- /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.

noun

a neurotic person.

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Origin of neurotic

First recorded in 1870–75; neur(osis) + -otic

OTHER WORDS FROM neurotic

neu·rot·ic·al·ly, adverbsem·i·neu·rot·i·cal·ly, adverbun·neu·rot·i·cal·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH neurotic

neurotic , psychotic, schizoid, schizophrenic

Words nearby neurotic

neurosyphilis, neurotendinous, neurotendinous spindle, neurotensin, neurothekeoma, neurotic, neuroticism, neurotization, neurotmesis, neurotomy, neurotonic pupil

Other definitions for neurotic (2 of 2)

neurotic²

[ noo-rot-ik, nyoo- ]

/ nʊˈrɒt ɪk, nyʊ- /

adjective Pathology.

pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use.

Origin of neurotic

First recorded in 1765–75; neuro- + -tic

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How to use neurotic in a sentence

After Monday’s column on my dog Archie’s separation anxiety, I think I could assemble an entire pack of neurotic pooches.
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For instance, firstborn children in this data set might be a little more cautious, but they were also less neurotic than later-born children.
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I was also fearful of failure, neurotic, a perfectionist, ambitious—undoubtedly to the point of being unbearable.
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With a narrative whipsawing among four neurotic protagonists, “Paradise, Nevada” charts a collision course through the gaming industry, grappling with Vegas’s objectifying entertainment complex and accelerating tech sphere.
‘Paradise, Nevada’ tries to capture our anxious American essence with a collision course through the gaming industry|Pete Tosiello|April 11, 2021|Washington Post

It was quite interesting, its title was Rejoice That You Are Neurotic.
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As a result, Akerman said CrowdMed may appeal to the more neurotic of us who wish to be “armchair physicians.”
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In the early 1900s, Sigmund Freud began to explore in earnest the similarities between neurotic behavior and ritual.
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You give the weakest and the worst interpretation of my devotion: the neurotic one.
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Equal parts compassionate and neurotic, Farmiga plays Norma with an intense level of adrenaline.
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Here is my pet theory of the gouty origin of neurasthenia and perhaps Beard's neurotic constitution, beloved of rhinologists.
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Neurotic tendencies which unfit women for marriage—the desire for domination.
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Sexual anæsthesia another neurotic trait which interferes with marital harmony.
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She glared at him with the wild look that frequently comes to the hysterical or neurotic woman's eyes.
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The condition is probably of neurotic origin and tends to recur.
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British Dictionary definitions for neurotic

neurotic

/ (njʊˈrɒtɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or afflicted by neurosis

noun

a person who is afflicted with a neurosis or who tends to be emotionally unstable or unusually anxious

Derived forms of neurotic

neurotically, adverb

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Medical definitions for neurotic

neurotic

[ nu-rŏt′ĭk ]

adj.

Of, relating to, derived from, or affected with a neurosis.

A person suffering from a neurosis.

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