neurotic
1of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.
a neurotic person.
Origin of neurotic
1Other words from neurotic
- neu·rot·ic·al·ly, adverb
- sem·i·neu·rot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·neu·rot·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with neurotic
- neurotic , psychotic, schizoid, schizophrenic
Words Nearby neurotic
Other definitions for neurotic (2 of 2)
pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use.
Origin of neurotic
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How to use neurotic in a sentence
We are ultrarunners, backcountry skiers, parents to neurotic dogs.
After Monday’s column on my dog Archie’s separation anxiety, I think I could assemble an entire pack of neurotic pooches.
Some people go to extreme lengths to soothe their neurotic dogs | John Kelly | July 21, 2021 | Washington PostFor instance, firstborn children in this data set might be a little more cautious, but they were also less neurotic than later-born children.
Does Birth Order Really Determine Personality? Here's What the Research Says | Lynn Berger | April 13, 2021 | TimeI was also fearful of failure, neurotic, a perfectionist, ambitious—undoubtedly to the point of being unbearable.
Does Birth Order Really Determine Personality? Here's What the Research Says | Lynn Berger | April 13, 2021 | TimeWith 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.
As a result, Akerman said CrowdMed may appeal to the more neurotic of us who wish to be “armchair physicians.”
Strangers Diagnose Your Illness and Get Cash in Return | Kevin Zawacki | August 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the early 1900s, Sigmund Freud began to explore in earnest the similarities between neurotic behavior and ritual.
The Midichlorians Made Me Do It: Can Microbes Explain Religion? | Michael Schulson | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou give the weakest and the worst interpretation of my devotion: the neurotic one.
‘Mirages’: Anaïs Nin’s Intimate, Unexpurgated Diaries | Lizzie Crocker | October 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEqual parts compassionate and neurotic, Farmiga plays Norma with an intense level of adrenaline.
Emmys 2013: Vera Farmiga Should Win the Emmy for ‘Bates Motel’ | Anna Klassen | September 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHere is my pet theory of the gouty origin of neurasthenia and perhaps Beard's neurotic constitution, beloved of rhinologists.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick Laidlawneurotic tendencies which unfit women for marriage—the desire for domination.
Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary BlanchardSexual anæsthesia another neurotic trait which interferes with marital harmony.
Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary BlanchardShe glared at him with the wild look that frequently comes to the hysterical or neurotic woman's eyes.
The Winning Clue | James Hay, Jr.The condition is probably of neurotic origin and tends to recur.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
British Dictionary definitions for neurotic
/ (njʊˈrɒtɪk) /
of, relating to, or afflicted by neurosis
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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