neurotic

Vocelle finds criticism that cat dads are seen as feminine, neurotic or less desirable as a relatively modern and unfounded affliction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Psychiatrists described him as neurotic, with a tendency to ruminate and worry, and said he had developed a "rigid sense of right and wrong".

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Perilous altitude, open hostility, and two of the most neurotic fan bases in soccer have turned tonight’s game at the Estadio Azteca into an electric, tournament-defining matchup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

They are the diametrical opposites of Angela and Joe: calm and free, while their downstairs neighbors are neurotic and toxically codependent.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Ambitious people, mannered people, neurotic people, high-society people—the kind of people who make life in the city so interesting—became unbearable to me.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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

He helped found the little magazine Neurotica — “for and about neurotics, written by neurotics” — which was an influence on the budding Beat generation.

From New York Times ● May 19, 2017

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

From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2017

These characters, a collection of lonely hearts and neurotics, are meant to be exaggerated types, but the portraits could do with a bit of comic subtlety.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2016

Dora had handled plenty of neurotics in her time.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck