neurotic

adjective

/njʊəˈrɒtɪk/

/nʊˈrɑːtɪk/

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caused by or suffering from neurosis (= a mental illness in which a person suffers strong feelings of fear and worry)
- neurotic obsessions
Extra Examples
- a seriously neurotic person in need of help
- Freud did not believe that neurotic symptoms always had a sexual cause.
- the treatment of anxiety in neurotic patients
not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about something
- She became neurotic about keeping the house clean.
- He's a brilliant but neurotic actor.
Synonyms nervous
nervous
- neurotic
- on edge
- jittery
These words all describe people who are easily frightened or are behaving in a frightened way.
- nervous easily worried or frightened:
  He was of a nervous disposition.
  See also the entry for worried.
- neurotic not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about something:
  She became neurotic about keeping the house clean.
- on edge nervous or easily made angry:
  She was always on edge before an interview.
- jittery (informal) anxious and nervous:
  All this talk of job losses was making him jittery.
Patterns
- a nervous/neurotic man/woman/girl
- to feel nervous/on edge/jittery
- a bit nervous/on edge/jittery
Extra Examples
- You're being neurotic.
- What makes a person neurotic?
Topics Personal qualitiesc2

单词	neurotic
释义	neurotic adjective /njʊəˈrɒtɪk/ /nʊˈrɑːtɪk/ jump to other results caused by or suffering from neurosis (= a mental illness in which a person suffers strong feelings of fear and worry) neurotic obsessions Extra Examples a seriously neurotic person in need of help Freud did not believe that neurotic symptoms always had a sexual cause. the treatment of anxiety in neurotic patients not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about something She became neurotic about keeping the house clean. He's a brilliant but neurotic actor. Synonyms nervousnervous neurotic on edge jittery These words all describe people who are easily frightened or are behaving in a frightened way. nervous easily worried or frightened: He was of a nervous disposition. See also the entry for worried. neurotic not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about something: She became neurotic about keeping the house clean. on edge nervous or easily made angry: She was always on edge before an interview. jittery (informal) anxious and nervous: All this talk of job losses was making him jittery. Patterns a nervous/neurotic man/woman/girl to feel nervous/on edge/jittery a bit nervous/on edge/jittery Extra Examples You're being neurotic. What makes a person neurotic? Topics Personal qualitiesc2 neurotic noun /njʊəˈrɒtɪk/ /nʊˈrɑːtɪk/ jump to other results a neurotic person
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