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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