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neurotic
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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 [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
neurotically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.neurotic - a person suffering from neurosisneurotic - 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personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')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
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
Translations
neurotic [njʊˈrɒtɪk]
A. ADJneurótico
B. Nneurótico/a m/f

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

neurotic
adjneurotisch; to be neurotic about somethingin Bezug auf etw (acc)neurotisch sein; he’s getting rather neurotic about this problemdas Problem ist bei ihm schon zur Neurose geworden
nNeurotiker(in) m(f)

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

neurotic مصاب بالاضطراب العصبي 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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