Meaning

2 senses

  1. A person who has a neurosis.

    Neurotiker, Neurotikerin

    невро́тикnevrótik, невропа́тnevropát

    a person suffering from neurosis

  2. (informal)A crazy person.

Examples

14 sentences

  1. Tom is neurotic.

    Том невротик. — deniko

    deTom ist neurotisch. — Felixjp

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  2. I don't think that I'm neurotic.

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  3. I don't think I'm neurotic.

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  4. I think that Tom is neurotic.

    ruЯ думаю, что Том невротик. — ZegPhig

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  5. His work reflects a neurotic society.

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Translations

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Origin

Formed of neuro- (“of nerves or the nervous system”) + -otic (“having abnormal condition”)

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.

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Forms

plural: neurotics
Singularneurotic
Pluralneurotics

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
obsessiveB2jitterbugnervous wreckworrywart
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
neuroscienceneuroscientistneurosisB2neurosurgeonneurotypicalneuter

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