- neurotic person
- emotionally unstable person, person with a mental or emotional disorder
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neurotic — (adj.) 1775, acting upon or stimulating the nerves, from Gk. neuron nerve (see NEURO (Cf. neuro )) + otic, as in hypnotic. Sense of affected by neurosis is 1887. The noun meaning a neurotic person is from 1896. Related: Neurotically … Etymology dictionary
neurotic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having, caused by, or relating to neurosis. 2) informal abnormally sensitive, anxious, or obsessive. ► NOUN ▪ a neurotic person. DERIVATIVES neurotically adverb neuroticism noun … English terms dictionary
neurotic — [noo rät′ik, nyoorät′ik] adj. of, characteristic of, or having a neurosis n. a neurotic person neurotically adv. neuroticism [no͞o rät′ə siz΄əm, nyo͞o rät′ə siz΄əm] n … English World dictionary
neurotic — Relating to or suffering from a neurosis. See neurosis. * * * neu·rot·ic n(y)u̇ rät ik adj 1 a) of, relating to, or involving the nerves <a neurotic disorder> b) being a neurosis: NERVOUS <a neurotic disease> 2) affected with,… … Medical dictionary
neurotic — adj. & n. adj. 1 caused by or relating to neurosis. 2 (of a person) suffering from neurosis. 3 colloq. abnormally sensitive or obsessive. n. a neurotic person. Derivatives: neurotically adv. neuroticism n … Useful english dictionary
neurotic — neurotic1 neurotically, adv. /noo rot ik, nyoo /, Psychiatry. adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of neurosis. n. 2. a neurotic person. [1870 75; NEUR(OSIS) + OTIC] neurotic2 /noo rot ik, nyoo / … Universalium
neurotic — 1. adjective Overly anxious 2. noun A neurotic person … Wiktionary
neurotic — adjective 1》 Medicine having, caused by, or relating to neurosis. 2》 abnormally sensitive and obsessive. noun a neurotic person. Derivatives neurotically adverb neuroticism noun … English new terms dictionary
neurotic — neu•rot•ic [[t]nʊˈrɒt ɪk, nyʊ [/t]] adj. 1) psi of, pertaining to, or characteristic of neurosis 2) psi a neurotic person • Etymology: 1870–75 neu•rot′ic•al•ly, adv. neu•rot′i•cism əˌsɪz əm n … From formal English to slang
Neurotic — Neu*rot ic, n. 1. A disease seated in the nerves. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Any toxic agent whose action is mainly directed to the great nerve centers. [1913 Webster] Note: Neurotics as a class include all those poisons whose main action is upon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
