neurotic
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.
neurotics
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pluralof neurotic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Storr acknowledged that Dr. Janov had “made a lot of neurotics feel better,” but he attributed the success essentially to the power of suggestion.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2017
They attack the very shelter nature had given them, something neurotics of all animal classes can relate to.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2017
These characters, a collection of lonely hearts and neurotics, are meant to be exaggerated types, but the portraits could do with a bit of comic subtlety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2016
He specializes in neurotics with an entertainingly blinkered viewpoint, and he has no interest in taking off the blinkers here.
From The Verge ● Jul. 22, 2015
Dora had handled plenty of neurotics in her time.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
