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neurotic
/n(j)ʊəˈɹɒtɪk/
adj 3noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
older
VERB + NEUROTIC
becomes, don't, drag, getting, reflects, stop, think, work
NEUROTIC + NOUN
hysterics, society, temperament
PREP.
about
Definitions
adj
1
Affected with a neurosis.
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.
2
Overly anxious.
He is getting neurotic about time-keeping.
“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, the worn-out, passionless men,[…], the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis,[…]!”
3
Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.
noun
1
A person who has a neurosis.
2
A crazy person.
Drag this neurotic to hysterics, leave him balked and unfulfilled; holding inside, outwardly patient 'til the time he'll call it.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a person suffering from neurosis
- psychoneurotic
adjective — affected with emotional disorder
- psychoneurotic
Antonyms
- unneurotic
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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.
Wiktionary02
He is getting neurotic about time-keeping.
Wiktionary03
“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, the wo
Wiktionary04
Drag this neurotic to hysterics, leave him balked and unfulfilled; holding inside, outwardly patient 'til the time he'll call it.
Wiktionary05
When someone becomes neurotic about pens and paper clips, it's a sure sign they're cracking up.
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Mary is neurotic.
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