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neurotic

 
Dictionary: neu·rot·ic   (nʊ-rŏt'ĭk, nyʊ-) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or affected with a neurosis. No longer in scientific use.
  2. Informal. Overanxious: neurotic about punctuality.
n.
  1. A person suffering from a neurosis. No longer in scientific use.
  2. Informal. A person prone to excessive anxiety and emotional upset.
neurotically neu·rot'i·cal·ly adv.
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Definition: mentally maladjusted
Antonyms: adjusted, balanced, sane, stable, well-adjusted


 

A loosely applied term to describe a person who suffers from a neurosis or who has a personality trait tending towards the unstable end of the neuroticism-stability continuum. See also neuroticism.

 
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IN BRIEF: Affected with emotional disorder.

pronunciation Neurotic behavior is quite predictable. Healthy behavior is unpredictable. — Carl Rogers

 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - neurotisk
n. - neurotiker

Nederlands (Dutch)
neurotisch, zenuwzieke, neuroot

Français (French)
adj. - névrosé, maniaque (à propos de)
n. - névrosé

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nervenkranker, Neurotiker
adj. - nervenkrank, neurotisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n., -
adj. - (ψυχολ.) (ψυχο)νευρωτικός, νευροπαθής

Italiano (Italian)
nevrotico, neurotico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - neurótico (m)
adj. - neurótico

Русский (Russian)
невротик, невротический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - neurótico
n. - neurótico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - neurotiker, nervina (med.)
adj. - neurotisk, nerv-, nervös, nervpåverkande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
神经质的, 神经病的, 神经病患者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 神經質的, 神經病的
n. - 神經病患者

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 신경증의, (약제가)신경을 침범하는
n. - 신경증환자

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 神経の, 神経症の, ノイローゼの
n. - 神経症患者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الشخص العصابي (صفه) عصابي, ذو علاقه بالعصاب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נוירוטי, סובל מנברוזה, נגרם ע"י נברוזה, רגיש מאד או כפייתי‬
n. - ‮אדם נוירוטי, רגיש או כפייתי במיוחד (מדוברת)‬


 
 

 

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