neuroticism
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əˌsɪz noun
the state of having traits or symptoms characteristic of neurosis.
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| a personality trait characterized by instability, anxiety, aggression, etc | |
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Neuroticism
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example sentences
Bop was a wildly introverted style developed out of a certain intellectualism and not a little neuroticism.
Asperger's: neuroticism, a lack of agreeableness, and a lack of extroversion.
Maybe it is another example of big city neuroticism.
How much neuroticism anyone gets is determined largely by genetics.
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