NEUROTIC
neurotic, psychoneurotic
(adjective) affected with emotional disorder
neurotic
(adjective) characteristic of or affected by neurosis; “neurotic disorder”; “neurotic symptoms”
neurotic, psychoneurotic, mental case
(noun) a person suffering from neurosis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
neurotic (not comparable)
Affected with a neurosis.
(informal) Overly anxious.
(medicine) Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.
Noun
neurotic (plural neurotics)
A person who has a neurosis
Synonyms
• jitterbug, nervous wreck, worrywart; see also worrier
Anagrams
• countrie, unerotic
Source: Wiktionary
Neu*rot"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
1. Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous; as, a neurotic disease.
2. Uself in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.
Neu*rot"ic, n.
1. A disease seated in the nerves.
2. (Med.)
Definition: Any toxic agent whose action is mainly directed to the great nerve centers.
Note: Neurotic as a class include all those poisons whose mains action is upon the brain and spinal cord. They may be divided three orders: (a) Cerebral neurotics, or those which affect the brain only. (b) Spinal neurotics, or tetanics, those which affect the spinal cord. (c) Cerebro-spinal neurotics, or those which affect both brain and spinal cord.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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