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neurotic

[noo-rot-ik, nyoo-] / nʊˈrɒt ɪk, njʊ- /


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The neurotic self-policing about the supposed rules of engagement has given way to something that looks more like confidence.

From Salon May 30, 2026

Germany is uniquely neurotic about debt and about unsound money.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2026

Richards did tell Lindo that he needed to jettison some of the neurotic choices he was making as an actor.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2026

If it sounds like we’re in the hands of a neurotic, what kind of people do we think become president?

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

You know, Esther, you've got the perfect setup of a true neurotic.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

Storr acknowledged that Dr. Janov had “made a lot of neurotics feel better,” but he attributed the success essentially to the power of suggestion.

From Washington Post Oct. 4, 2017

They attack the very shelter nature had given them, something neurotics of all animal classes can relate to.

From Slate Feb. 13, 2017

But something unexpected happens: Mendel falls madly in love with Trina, further entangling this skein of classic New York neurotics.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 17, 2016

Hoover's writing is not really the point, though this is the kind of writing that teaches normal teens how to behave like fledgling neurotics.

From The Verge Jan. 20, 2016

Dora had handled plenty of neurotics in her time.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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