Neurotic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /n(j)ʊəˈɹɒtɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Neurotic is an adjective meaning Affected with a neurosis.
Meaning
Affected with a neurosis.
More Meanings
- (informal) Overly anxious.
- (medicine) Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.
- (medicine) A person who has a neurosis.
- (informal) A crazy person.
Example Sentences
He is getting neurotic about time-keeping.
Elisheva Lambert called herself a “totally neurotic Jew from Toronto who is doing everything my parents didn’t want me to.[…]”
Drag this neurotic to hysterics, leave him balked and unfulfilled; holding inside, outwardly patient 'til the time he'll call it.
If there were such a thing as inspiration from a higher realm, it might well be that the neurotic temperament would furnish the chief condition of the requisite receptivity.
Word Forms
- neurotics
Synonyms for neurotic
Depending on context, synonyms include jitterbug, obsessive, worrywart, disturbed, compulsive, megalomaniacal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include schizoid, abulic, psychoneurotic, hypochondriacal, hypochondriac, hysterical.
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