Adjective: neurotic n(y)û'ró-tik [N. Amer], nyû'ró-tik [Brit]
- Characteristic of or affected by neurosis
"neurotic disorder"; "neurotic symptoms"
- Affected with emotional disorder
"The neurotic patient required regular therapy sessions";
- psychoneurotic
- A person suffering from neurosis
"The neurotic experienced intense anxiety in social situations";
- psychoneurotic, mental case [informal]
Derived forms: neurotics
See also: aboulic, abulic, compulsive, delusional, disturbed, hypochondriac, hypochondriacal, hysteric, hysterical, maladjusted, megalomaniacal, megalomanic, monomaniacal, nymphomaniac, nymphomaniacal, obsessional, obsessive, obsessive-compulsive, pathological, phobic, psychosomatic, schizoid
Type of: diseased person, sick person, sufferer
Antonym: unneurotic
Encyclopedia: Neurotic