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neurotic
(neur|ot¦ic)
Pronunciation:
/njʊəˈrɒtɪk/
adjective
Medicine
having, caused by, or relating to neurosis.
(in non-technical use) abnormally sensitive, obsessive, or anxious:
he seemed a neurotic, self-obsessed character
noun
a neurotic person:
I wasn’t going to be labelled as a hypochondriac or neurotic
Derivatives
neurotically
adverb
neuroticism
Pronunciation:
/-sɪz(ə)m/
noun
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