"neurotic" meaning in English

See neurotic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /n(j)ʊəˈɹɒtɪk/, /n(j)əˈɹɒtɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-neurotic.wav
Rhymes: -ɒtɪk Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|neuro-|-otic|t1=of nerves or the nervous system|t2=having abnormal condition}} neuro- (“of nerves or the nervous system”) + -otic (“having abnormal condition”), {{bor|en|grc|νεῦρον||nerve}} Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”), {{cog|fr|névrotique}} French névrotique Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} neurotic (not comparable)
  1. Affected with a neurosis. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-neurotic-en-adj-o-9icoAO
  2. (informal) Overly anxious. Tags: informal, not-comparable Translations (overanxious): neuróticu (Asturian), неўраты́чны (njeŭratýčny) (Belarusian), невротичен (nevrotičen) (Bulgarian), neuròtic (Catalan), neurotický (Czech), neurotisk (Danish), neurotisch (Dutch), neuroottinen (Finnish), névrotique (French), psychotique (French), neurótico (Galician), neurotisch (German), νευρωτικός (nevrotikós) [masculine] (Greek), neurotikus (Hungarian), 神経質過ぎ (alt: shinkei-shitsu–sugi) (Japanese), neirotisks (Latvian), neurotyczny [masculine] (Polish), neurótico [masculine] (Portuguese), невроти́ческий (nevrotíčeskij) (Russian), neurótico (Spanish), neurotisk (Swedish), невроти́чний (nevrotýčnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-neurotic-en-adj-0LI9JM4K Disambiguation of 'overanxious': 5 85 10
  3. (medicine) Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-neurotic-en-adj-aE5BIjBz Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: psychoneurotic

Noun

IPA: /n(j)ʊəˈɹɒtɪk/, /n(j)əˈɹɒtɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-neurotic.wav Forms: neurotics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒtɪk Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|neuro-|-otic|t1=of nerves or the nervous system|t2=having abnormal condition}} neuro- (“of nerves or the nervous system”) + -otic (“having abnormal condition”), {{bor|en|grc|νεῦρον||nerve}} Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”), {{cog|fr|névrotique}} French névrotique Head templates: {{en-noun}} neurotic (plural neurotics)
  1. A person who has a neurosis Categories (topical): People, Personality Synonyms: jitterbug, nervous wreck, obsessive, worrywart, worrier Translations (person who has a neurosis): невротик (nevrotik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), неврастеник (nevrastenik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), neuròtic [masculine] (Catalan), neurotik [masculine] (Czech), neurotiker (Danish), neuroot [masculine] (Dutch), neurootikko (Finnish), névrotique [feminine, masculine] (French), psychotique [feminine, masculine] (French), Neurotiker [masculine] (German), Neurotikerin [feminine] (German), νευρωτικός (nevrotikós) [masculine] (Greek), isterico (Italian), nevrotico (Italian), neurotyk [masculine] (Polish), neurótico [masculine] (Portuguese), neurótica [feminine] (Portuguese), невро́тик (nevrótik) [masculine] (Russian), невропа́т (nevropát) [masculine] (Russian), neurótico [masculine] (Spanish), neurótica [feminine] (Spanish), neurotiker [common-gender] (Swedish)
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Inflected forms

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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who has a neurosis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neurótico"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who has a neurosis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "neurótica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who has a neurosis",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "neurotiker"
    }
  ],
  "word": "neurotic"
}

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