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neurotic

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


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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

Jonny Greenwood returned, roaring, with his music for swarming strings and neurotic piano in “One Battle After Another.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

And while Jerry’s perfectionism had a toll on their creative process, it also fueled it, making way for more neurotic characters that Anne could play straight against.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2025

Hoagland necessarily considered everyone a world-political creature, with a heightened persona, a neurotic cultural manner.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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