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neu⋅rot⋅ic

1  [noo-rot-ik, nyoo-] Psychiatry.
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of neurosis.
–noun
2. a neurotic person.
Origin:
1870–75; neur(osis) + -otic

Related forms:
neu⋅rot⋅ic⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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neu⋅rot⋅ic

2  [noo-rot-ik, nyoo-]
–adjective Pathology.
pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use.
Origin:
1765–75; neuro- + -tic
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neu·rot·ic   (nŏŏ-rŏt'ĭk, nyŏŏ-)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or affected with a neurosis. No longer in scientific use.

  2. Informal Overanxious: neurotic about punctuality.

n.  

  1. A person suffering from a neurosis. No longer in scientific use.

  2. Informal A person prone to excessive anxiety and emotional upset.

neu·rot'i·cal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

neurotic  (adj.)
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1neu·rot·ic
Pronunciation: n(y)u-'rät-ik
Function: adjective
1 a : of, relating to, or involving the nervesneurotic disorder> b : being a neurosis : NERVOUS neurotic disease>
2 : affected with, relating to, or characterized by neurosis neurotic person> —neu·rot·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Main Entry: 2neurotic
Function: noun
1 : one affected with a neurosis
2 : an emotionally unstable individual
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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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