neurotic
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ɪk, nyʊ- adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of neurosis.
noun
2.
a neurotic person.
Related forms
neu·rot·ic·al·ly, adverb
sem·i·neu·rot·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·neu·rot·i·cal·ly, adverb
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or afflicted by neurosis |
| —n | |
| 2. | a person who is afflicted with a neurosis or who tends to be emotionally unstable or unusually anxious |
| neu'rotically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
neurotic
1775, "acting upon or stimulating the nerves," from Gk. neuron "nerve" (see neuro-) + -otic, as in hypnotic. Sense of "affected by neurosis" is 1887. The noun meaning "a neurotic person" is from 1896.
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Medical Dictionary
neurotic neu·rot·ic (n&oobreve;-rŏt'ĭk, ny&oobreve;-)
adj.
Of, relating to, derived from, or affected with a neurosis. n.
A person suffering from a neurosis.
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Example sentences
Maybe they think she's mastered a better way to raise kids than being a neurotic helicopter parent.
Let us disentangle identification as it occurs in the structure of a neurotic symptom from its rather complicated connections.
The setting is drab, the characters are neurotic rather than tragic, and yet the novel isn't depressing.
Grad students are notoriously neurotic and prone to obsess over doing exactly what we're told.
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