neurotic (redirected from neurotics)

neu·rot·ic  (n-rtk, ny-)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or affected with a neurosis. No longer in scientific use.

2. Informal Overanxious: neurotic about punctuality.

n.

1. A person suffering from a neurosis. No longer in scientific use.

2. Informal A person prone to excessive anxiety and emotional upset.

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neu·roti·cal·ly adv.

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neurotic

Adjective

1. tending to be emotionally unstable

2. afflicted by neurosis

Noun

a person afflicted with a neurosis or tending to be emotionally unstable

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personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath') diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness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 << OPPOSITE rational

Translations

neurotic [njuəˈrɔtɪk] adj, n → neurótico/a m/f

neurotic [njuəˈrɔtɪk] adj, n → névrosé(e)

neurotic [njuəˈrɔtɪk] adj → neurotisch

n → Neurotiker(in) m(f)

neurotic [njuəˈrɔtɪk] adj, n → nevrotico/a