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neurotic

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8 lettersPronunciation /n(j)ʊəˈɹɒtɪk/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted ceinortuStarts with NEnds with C0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. affected with emotional disorder

Word origin

Formed of neuro- (“of nerves or the nervous system”) + -otic (“having abnormal condition”). The initial element, in turn, is from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”). Attested from the 17th century. Compare French névrotique.

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  • If there were such a thing as inspiration from a higher realm, it might well be that the neurotic temperament would furnish the chief condition of the requisite receptivity.
  • He is getting neurotic about time-keeping.
  • Elisheva Lambert called herself a “totally neurotic Jew from Toronto who is doing everything my parents didn’t want me to.[…]”

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