neurotic
/n(j)ʊəˈɹɒtɪk/
neurotic adjective: affected with a neurosis.
Adjective
neurotic (not comparable)
- Affected with a neurosis.
- If there were such a thing as inspiration from a higher realm, it might well be that the neurotic temperament would furnish the chief condition of the requisite receptivity.1902, William James, “Lecture I”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC
- Overly anxious.
- He is getting neurotic about time-keeping.
- “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, the worn-out, passionless men,[…], the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims...1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VI, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
- Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.
Noun
neurotic (plural neurotics)
- A person who has a neurosis.
- A crazy person.
- DYSART: ...Advanced neurotics can be dazzling at that game. They aim unswervingly at your area of maximum vulnerability...1973, Peter Shaffer, “Act I, Scene 17”, in Equus, pages 56-7
- Drag this neurotic to hysterics, leave him balked and unfulfilled;
holding inside, outwardly patient 'til the time he'll call it.1998, Eve 6, “How Much Longer”, in Eve 6
neurotic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
neurotic in Hindi
- न्यूरोटिक
neurotic in Tamil
- உளவழி நரம்பு நோயினர்
neurotic in Marathi
- न्यूरोटिक, न्युरोटिक
neurotic in Urdu
- عصبی مرض سے متاثر, اعصابی مریض
More languagesFewer languages
- neurotic in Bengali
- স্নায়ুবৈকল্যগ্রস্ত, অস্বভাবী সংবেদনশীল, আবিষ্ট, খ্যাপাটে
- neurotic in Telugu
- న్యూరోటిక్
- neurotic in Malayalam
- നാഡികളെ ബാധിക്കുന്ന ഒരു രോഗം, നാഡികൾക്ക് രോഗം ബാധിച്ച ആൾ, ഞരമ്പുരോഗിയായ
- neurotic in Kannada
- ನ್ಯೂರೋಟಿಕ್
- neurotic in Punjabi
- ਨਿਊਰੋਟਿਕ
- neurotic in Gujarati
- ન્યુરોટિક
- neurotic in Odia
- ନ୍ଯ଼ୁରୋଟିକ୍, ନ୍ଯ଼ୁରୋଟିକ
- neurotic in Nepali
- न्युरोटिक, न्यूरोटिक
Examples of neurotic in a sentence
- Tripping herself up with sadder and more and more neurotic acts of self-despair.
- She looked very neurotic, moving in a jerky way, her body giving little twitches of habitual umbrage.
- Mature adults who seek to perpetrate this myth reveal themselves as incomplete and neurotic personalities.
Synonyms of neurotic
Forms of neurotic
| plural | neurotics |
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Origin of neurotic
Formed of neuro- (“of nerves or the nervous system”) + -otic (“having abnormal condition”). The initial element, in turn, is from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”). Attested from the 17th century. Compare French névrotique.
Words formed from neurotic
Words that rhyme with neurotic
- exotic
- chaotic
- hypnotic
- sclerotic
- homoerotic
- quixotic
- antibiotic
- asymptotic
- biotic
- despotic
- dicrotic
- ekpyrotic
31 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- heterotic
- idiotic
- narcotic
- Nilotic
- probiotic
- semiotic
- symbiotic
- amniotic
- anadiplotic
- aponeurotic
- aquatic
- aryepiglottic
- autoerotic
- epiglottic
- erotic
- extraglottic
- glottic
- homeotic
- infraglottic
- intraglottic
- miotic
- osmotic
- paraglottic
- periglottic
- polyglottic
- psittacotic
- subglottic
- supraglottic
- thyroepiglottic
- transglottic
- unhypnotic
Questions about neurotic
- What does neurotic mean?
- Neurotic means affected with a neurosis.
- What is neurotic in Hindi?
- Neurotic in Hindi is न्यूरोटिक. See Neurotic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is neurotic?
- Neurotic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce neurotic?
- Neurotic is pronounced /n(j)ʊəˈɹɒtɪk/.
Words near neurotic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: neurotic (page history and authors); neurotic (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neurotic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); neurotic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neurotic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); neurotic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); neurotic (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neurotic (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); neurotic (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neurotic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neurotic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neurotic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neurotic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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