neurotic

neu·rot·ic

 (no͝o-rŏt′ĭk, nyo͝o-)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or affected with a neurosis. No longer used in psychiatric diagnosis. See Usage Note at neurosis.

2. Informal Overanxious: neurotic about punctuality.

n.

1. A person suffering from a neurosis. No longer used in psychiatric diagnosis.

2. Informal A person who is chronically anxious.

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neu·rot′i·cal·ly adv.

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neurotic

(njʊˈrɒtɪk)

adj

(Psychiatry) of, relating to, or afflicted by neurosis

n

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

neuˈrotically adv

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neu•rot•ic

(nʊˈrɒt ɪk, nyʊ-)
adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of neurosis.

n.

2. a neurotic person.

[1870–75]

neu•rot′ic•al•ly, adv.

neu•rot′i•cism (-əˌsɪz əm) n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	neurotic - a person suffering from neurosis   mental case, psychoneurotic claustrophobe - a person suffering from claustrophobia hysteric - a person suffering from hysteria obsessive - a person who has obsessions obsessive-compulsive - a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics psychopath, sociopath - someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath') diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness
Adj.	1.	neurotic - characteristic of or affected by neurosis; "neurotic disorder"; "neurotic symptoms"
	2.	neurotic - affected with emotional disorder psychoneurotic unneurotic - not neurotic; "successful mothers--mothers with unneurotic children"; "he's the most unneurotic person I know"

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neurotic

adjective unstable, nervous, disturbed, anxious, abnormal, obsessive, compulsive, manic, unhealthy, hyper (informal), twitchy (informal), overwrought, maladjusted He was almost neurotic about being followed.
together (slang), normal, calm, stable, rational, laid-back (informal), sane, well-balanced, level-headed, well-adjusted

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Translations

عِصَابِيُّ

neurotický

neurotisk

neurotisch

νευρωτικός

neurótico

neuroottinenneurootikko

névrosé

neurotičan

nevrotico

神経過敏な

신경증에 걸린

neurotischneuroot

nevrotisk

neurotyczny

neurótico

невротическийнервнобольной

neurotisk

เกี่ยวกับโรคประสาท

nörotik

dễ bị kích động

神经质的

neurotic

[njʊˈrɒtɪk]

A. ADJ → neurótico

B. N → neurótico/a m/f

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neurotic

[njʊəˈrɒtɪk]

adj

(= over-anxious) → exagérément inquiet/ète
to be neurotic about sth → être exagérément inquiet à propos de qch
Tony is neurotic about money → Tony est exagérément inquiet quand il s'agit d'argent.
to become neurotic about sth → s'inquiéter exagérément de qch

(= pathological) [behaviour] → névrotique

n (= sufferer from neurosis) → névrosé(e) m/f

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neurotic

adj → neurotisch; to be neurotic about something → in Bezug auf etw (acc) → neurotisch sein; he’s getting rather neurotic about this problem → das Problem ist bei ihm schon zur Neurose geworden

n → Neurotiker(in) m(f)

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neurotic

[njʊˈrɒtɪk]

1. adj (person, disease) → nevrotico/a
she's getting quite neurotic about it (fig) → se ne sta facendo un'ossessione

2. n → nevrotico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

neurotic

→ عِصَابِيُّ neurotický neurotisk neurotisch νευρωτικός neurótico neuroottinen névrosé neurotičan nevrotico 神経過敏な 신경증에 걸린 neurotisch nevrotisk neurotyczny neurótico невротический neurotisk เกี่ยวกับโรคประสาท nörotik dễ bị kích động 神经质的

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neu·rot·ic

a. neurótico-a, que sufre de neurosis.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

neurotic

adj (ant) crónica y excesivamente ansioso, neurótico -ca mf (ant)

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