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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

Arsenal’s quest to end a two-decade dry spell hasn’t exactly been helped by one of the most neurotic fan bases in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Irritable, neurotic, decent, confused and sardonic, Larry is a refreshing nod to the kind of spiky haplessness Jack Lemmon mastered.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Why did she have to be so neurotic and perfectionistic that she was online the minute registration opened for students with last names beginning with A through C?

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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