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neurotic
(redirected from neurotics)

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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.

neu·roti·cal·ly adv.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.neuroticneurotic - a person suffering from neurosis    
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personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')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
unneurotic - not neurotic; "successful mothers--mothers with unneurotic children"; "he's the most unneurotic person I know"

neurotic
Translations

neurotic [njuəˈrɔtɪk] adj, nneurótico/a m/f
neurotic [njuəˈrɔtɪk] adj, nnévrosé(e)
neurotic [njuəˈrɔtɪk] adjneurotisch
nNeurotiker(in) m(f)
neurotic [njuəˈrɔtɪk] adj, nnevrotico/a

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