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neurotogenic

neurotogenic adjective: producing neurosis.

Adjective

neurotogenic (comparative more neurotogenic, superlative most neurotogenic)

  1. (historical) Producing neurosis.
    • [I]t was only when memories of such abuse became reawakened during puberty that they became neurotogenic.1994, John Kerr, A Most Dangerous Method, London: Sinclair-Stevenson, page 78

Forms of neurotogenic

comparativemore neurotogenic
superlativemost neurotogenic

Origin of neurotogenic

From neurot(ic) + -o- + -genic.

Questions about neurotogenic

What does neurotogenic mean?
Neurotogenic means producing neurosis.
What part of speech is neurotogenic?
Neurotogenic is an adjective.

Words near neurotogenic in the dictionary

  1. neurotizes
  2. neurotizing
  3. neurotmeses
  4. neurotmesis
  5. neurotmetic
  6. neurotogenic
  7. neurotologic
  8. neurotological
  9. neurotologist
  10. neurotologists
  11. neurotology

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