neurotic

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[ noo-rot-ik, nyoo- ]
/ nʊˈrɒt ɪk, nyʊ- /
Psychiatry.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.

noun

a neurotic person.

Origin of neurotic

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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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH neurotic

neurotic psychotic schizoid schizophrenic

Example sentences from the Web for neurotically

British Dictionary definitions for neurotically

neurotic
/ (njʊˈrɒtɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or afflicted by neurosis

noun

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

Derived forms of neurotic

neurotically, adverb

Medical definitions for neurotically

neurotic
[ nu-rŏtĭk ]

adj.

Of, relating to, derived from, or affected with a neurosis.

n.

A person suffering from a neurosis.