Definitions for neurotic
nʊˈrɒt ɪk, nyʊ-neu·rot·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neurotic, psychoneurotic, mental caseadjective

   a person suffering from neurosis

2. neuroticadjective

   characteristic of or affected by neurosis

   "neurotic disorder"; "neurotic symptoms"

3. neurotic, psychoneuroticadjective

   affected with emotional disorder

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1. Neuroticadjective

   Of or pertaining to neurosis; characteristic of neurosis; caused by neurosis.

2. Neuroticnoun

   A person afflicted with a neurosis.

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. neuroticnoun

   A person who has a neurosis

2. neuroticadjective

   (obsolete?) Affected with a neurosis

3. neuroticadjective

   Overly anxious

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1. neurotic

   Neurotic is a psychological term used to describe a person who displays characteristics of anxiety, obsessive behavior, hypochondria, or varying degrees of depression. These individuals often experience extreme emotional responses to certain situations, feeling unusually stressed, anxious, or upset. The term is also related to neurosis, a class of functional mental disorders involving distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations. Please note that neurotic is a broad term and is often used loosely to describe a wide range of mental health conditions and behaviors, making it potentially misleading or stigmatizing.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Neuroticadjective

   of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous; as, a neurotic disease

2. Neuroticadjective

   uself in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves

3. Neuroticnoun

   a disease seated in the nerves

4. Neuroticnoun

   any toxic agent whose action is mainly directed to the great nerve centers

5. Etymology: [Gr. ney^ron nerve.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Neurotic

   nū-rot′ik, adj. relating to, or seated in, the nerves.—n. a disease of the nerves: a medicine useful for diseases of the nerves.—adj. Neurō′sal.—n. Neurō′sis, a nervous disease, esp. without lesion of parts, as epilepsy, &c.

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Anagrams for neurotic »

1. countrie

2. unerotic

3. eruction

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of neurotic in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of neurotic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of neurotic in a Sentence

1. Theodore Isaac Rubin:

   "The most prevalent and destructive fear is not of sickness or death itself. It is the fear of being human. All of our neurotic symptoms are retaliation against ourselves for daring to be human, this is less than godlike martyrs or masters. This is what psychotherapy is all about: getting over the fear of being human.

2. Chef Anthony Bourdain:

   I’ve tried. I just think I’m just too nervous, neurotic, driven, i would have had a different answer a few years ago. I might have deluded myself into thinking that I’d be happy in a hammock or gardening. But no, I’m quite sure I can’t.

3. Robert Anson Heinlein:

   A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.

4. Samantha Skey:

   And I found out that I am kind of neurotic about some things, for example, when I text someone and I think that I might have made them upset because they didn't reply right away, I automatically assume that they got mad at me.

5. Georges Bataille:

   The anguish of the neurotic individual is the same as that of the saint. The neurotic, the saint are engaged in the same battle. Their blood flows from similar wounds. But the first one gasps and the other one gives.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=neurotic
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=neurotic
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Neurotic
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neurotic
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=neurotic
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=neurotic