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

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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

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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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