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The anguish of the neurotic individual is the same as that of the saint. The neurotic, the saint are engaged in the same battle. Their blood flows from similar wounds. But the first one gasps and the other one gives.
Georges Bataille

Meaning of "neurotic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEUROTIC

neurotic  [njʊˈrɒtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEUROTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Neurotic can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NEUROTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of neurotic in the English dictionary

The definition of neurotic in the dictionary is of, relating to, or afflicted by neurosis. Other definition of neurotic is a person who is afflicted with a neurosis or who tends to be emotionally unstable or unusually anxious.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEUROTIC


amaurotic
ˌæmɔːˈrɒtɪk
aponeurotic
ˌæpənjʊəˈrɒtɪk
arteriosclerotic
ɑːˌtɪərɪəʊsklɪəˈrɒtɪk
atherosclerotic
ˌæθərəʊsklɪəˈrɒtɪk
autoerotic
ˌɔ:təʊɪˈrɒtɪk
chlorotic
klɔːˈrɒtɪk
cirrhotic
sɪˈrɒtɪk
erotic
ɪˈrɒtɪk
escharotic
ˌɛskəˈrɒtɪk
fluorotic
flʊəˈrɒtɪk
heterotic
ˌhɛtəˈrɒtɪk
homoerotic
ˌhəʊməʊɪˈrɒtɪk
nonerotic
ˌnɒnɪˈrɒtɪk
parotic
pəˈrɒtɪk
psychoneurotic
ˈsaɪkəʊnjʊəˈrɒtɪk
sclerotic
sklɪəˈrɒtɪk
siderotic
ˌsɪdəˈrɒtɪk
unerotic
ˌʌnɪˈrɒtɪk
unneurotic
ˌʌnnjʊəˈrɒtɪk
xerotic
zɪˈrɒtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEUROTIC

neuroses
neurosis
neurospora
neurosurgeon
neurosurgery
neurosurgical
neurosurgically
neurosyphilis
neurotically
neuroticism
neurotomies
neurotomist
neurotomy
neurotoxic
neurotoxicity
neurotoxin
neurotransmitter
neurotrophic
neurotrophy
neurotropic

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEUROTIC

acrotic
amphiprotic
anal erotic
anhidrotic
antierotic
aprotic
dicrotic
eccoprotic
exotic
fibrotic
hidrotic
hydronephrotic
leprotic
myelofibrotic
necrotic
nephrotic
orthotic
osteoporotic
polycrotic
tricrotic

Synonyms and antonyms of neurotic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NEUROTIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «neurotic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of neurotic

Translation of «neurotic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEUROTIC

Find out the translation of neurotic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of neurotic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «neurotic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神经质的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

neurótico
570 millions of speakers

English

neurotic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विक्षिप्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عِصَابِيُّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

невротический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

neurótico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বায়ুগ্রস্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

névrosé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Neurotik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

neurotisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

神経過敏な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신경증에 걸린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Neurotic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dễ bị kích động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நொந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मज्जासंस्थेसंबंधीचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

evhamlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nevrotico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

neurotyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невротичний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nevricos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νευρωτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neurotiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

neurotisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nevrotisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of neurotic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEUROTIC»

The term «neurotic» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.743 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEUROTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about neurotic

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10 QUOTES WITH «NEUROTIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word neurotic.
1
Karl Abraham
Psychoanalysts have been occupied for a long time with the difficult question of what the psychological conditions are which determine the form of the neurotic disease to which the individual will succumb. It is as though he had a choice between different illnesses and led by unknown impulses selected one or other of them.
2
Alfred Adler
It is one of the most effective attitudes of the neurotic to measure thumbs down, so to speak, a real person by an ideal, since in doing so he can depreciate him as much as he wishes.
3
Alfred Adler
In the investigation of a neurotic style of life, we must always suspect an opponent, and note who suffers most because of the patient's condition. Usually this is a member of the family.
4
Alfred Adler
The neurotic is nailed to the cross of his fiction.
5
Kirstie Alley
I don't like psychiatry. I don't believe it works. I believe psychiatrists are neurotic or psychotic, for the most part.
6
Louis Auchincloss
A neurotic can perfectly well be a literary genius, but his greatest danger is always that he will not recognize when he is dull.
7
Georges Bataille
The anguish of the neurotic individual is the same as that of the saint. The neurotic, the saint are engaged in the same battle. Their blood flows from similar wounds. But the first one gasps and the other one gives.
8
Lake Bell
I think coming to work and being absurd and neurotic and thoughtful at the same time is far more interesting.
9
Tom Bennett
I have the sort of temperament where I try not to over think things, I don't get flustered and I don't panic. I'm not overly neurotic.
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Elisha Cuthbert
I think with comedy I get very sort of critical of myself and try and do the best I can and it doesn't come as second nature. I work at those kinds of films. It doesn't mean I can't do them - I've done two now, and I have a great time doing them, but I just find myself a little bit more neurotic.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEUROTIC»

Discover the use of neurotic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to neurotic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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i am neurotic
" And, in that quiet moment of panic, iamneurotic.com was born. i am neurotic (and so are you) is a smorgasbord of anonymous confessions that reveal people's deepest, strangest, and funniest compulsions—quirks that are triggered in the ...
Lianna Kong, 2009
2
The Neurotic Personality of Our Time
CHAPTER 2 • Reasons for Speaking of a "Neurotic Personality of Our Time" Since our interest is focussed on the ways in which a neurosis affects the personality, the scope of our inquiry is limited in two directions. In the first place, there are ...
Karen Horney, 1999
3
It's Ok to Be Neurotic
With myriad case studies, prescriptive self-quizzes, and easy tips and strategies for success, "It's OK to Be Neurotic is the only book available to help readers realize that they may have a neurosis--but it doesn't have them.
Frank Bruno, 2003
4
Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football
This book lays bare the elegant, fractured soul of the Dutch Masters and the culture that spawned them by exploring and analysing its key ideas, institutions, personalities and history in the context of wider Dutch society.
David Winner, 2012
5
Autistic Barriers in Neurotic Patients
Her discussion of autistic objects and autistic shapes is illuminating and has widespread clinical applicability. This book is highly recommended reading - Mary Boston, British Journal of Medical Psychology.
Frances Tustin, 1986
6
Psychotherapy of Neurotic Character
With the publication of this masterly new book, David Shapiro fulfills the promise made more than twenty years ago.
David Shapiro, 1999
7
Every Cat's Survival Guide to Living with a Neurotic Owner
Meow! Some kitties have a few catty things to say about their owners.
Beth Adelman, 2003
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Every Dog's Survival Guide to Living with a Neurotic Owner
Pity the poor pup, so loyal and faithful, who gets stuck with a clueless owner.
Steve Duno, 2003
9
NEuROTIC
Master illustrator John Cuneo has spent years generating a huge body of work that has never been published... anywhere... because it consists of stacks of weird, perverse, erotic, hilarious, and disgusting images delineated in sketchbooks.
John Cuneo, 2007
10
The Neurotic Personality
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Gordon, R G, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEUROTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term neurotic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Curtis Sittenfeld: Fifty Shades Of Jane
"I had a friend [who read Prep] and said, 'I had no idea how neurotic you were,'" Sittenfeld told Eisenberg. Despite it being a work of fiction, she ... «WSHU, Jul 15»
2
Theater Listings for July 24-30
... predictable Broadway debut as the writer of a show about a neurotic urinal salesman (Jason Alexander) and his contentious family in crisis. «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Keller military family settles with Department of Defense over …
“We were kind of neurotic about sharing that because, well, you never know.” Jennifer Samuels believes the Defense Department cut the check ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
4
Dogs Deserve Better rally to take issue with tethering of dogs
A friendly, obedient dog chained continuously may become neurotic, unhappy, anxious and aggressive, and tethering can cause strangulation ... «Las Cruces Sun-News, Jul 15»
5
My partner's sister posted an unflattering photo of me and won't take …
She refused until several days later, then promptly had her 20-year-old daughter send me a nasty FB message calling me “neurotic” and ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
6
Carole Seymour-Jones
It had become an accepted view that Vivienne Haigh-Wood, TS Eliot's first wife, was a mentally unstable, neurotic, drug-dependent leech, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Woody Allen's back pairing older men and younger women in …
In the talky contemporary films, Allen's character alter egos (and subsequent stand-ins) emulating Alvy Singer's neurotic existential patter offer ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
8
Turning Anti-Homeless Spikes into Sleeping Spaces
It makes us neurotic and engenders a deep sense of 'otherness' in anyone who chooses to or simply cannot buy in to what currently passes for ... «PSFK, Jul 15»
9
Sheriff's deputy retiring after 43 years wearing a badge
The funniest story that he could recall involved a drunk, a Cedar Rapids seed store and a neurotic bird – most likely a macaw, but he wasn't ... «Journal-Eureka, Jul 15»
10
How 'UnREAL' Became One of the Year's Best Shows
... vacillating and towing the line between being a “manipulative bitch,” and a depressed, guilt-ridden neurotic who yearns to escape her seedy ... «Inverse, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Neurotic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/neurotic>. May 2024 ».
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