neurotic
IPA: nʊrˈɑtɪk
noun
- A person who has a neurosis
adjective
- Affected with a neurosis.
- (informal) Overly anxious.
- (medicine) Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.
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Examples of "neurotic" in Sentences
- This is unlike neurotic worrying.
- I am very neurotically sensitive.
- The Sub mariner is hardly neurotic.
- She is fussy, neurotic, and fastidious.
- I'm neurotic enough to take the charges seriously.
- She is neurotic and fearful and hates life in Mexico.
- He was considered to be neurotic and a danger to himself.
- On the basis of this, they are often labelled neurotic or neurasthenic.
- A neurotic teacher may spread fear, nervousness and worry in the classroom.
- We no longer neurotically feared the prospect of our offspring not getting into college.
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