neurotic

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[ noo-rot-ik, nyoo- ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.

noun
  1. a neurotic person.

Origin of neurotic

1
First recorded in 1870–75; neur(osis) + -otic

Other words from neurotic

  • 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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Other definitions for neurotic (2 of 2)

neurotic2
[ noo-rot-ik, nyoo- ]

adjectivePathology.
  1. pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use.

Origin of neurotic

2
First recorded in 1765–75; neuro- + -tic

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British Dictionary definitions for neurotic

neurotic

/ (njʊˈrɒtɪk) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or afflicted by neurosis

noun
  1. a person who is afflicted with a neurosis or who tends to be emotionally unstable or unusually anxious

Derived forms of neurotic

  • neurotically, adverb

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