neurotic (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 3 senses of the word *neurotic*:
ADJECTIVE	pert	neurotic	characteristic of or affected by neurosis
ADJECTIVE	all	neurotic, psychoneurotic	affected with emotional disorder
NOUN	person	neurotic, psychoneurotic, mental case	a person suffering from neurosis

neurotic > pronunciation
Sounds	nuhraa'tihk
Rhymes	academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk...

English > *neurotic*: 3 senses > adjective 1, pert
Meaning	characteristic of or affected by neurosis.
Examples	"neurotic disorder" "neurotic symptoms"
Spanish	neurótico
Nouns	neurosis	a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction

English > *neurotic*: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	affected with emotional disorder.
Synonym	psychoneurotic
Narrower	abulic, aboulic	Suffering from abulia
	compulsive	Caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
	delusional	Suffering from or characterized by delusions
	disturbed, maladjusted	emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships
	hypochondriac, hypochondriacal	Suffering from hypochondria
	hysteric, hysterical	Characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
	megalomaniacal, megalomanic	Suffering from megalomania
	monomaniacal	obsessed with a single subject / subject or idea
	nymphomaniacal, nymphomaniac	(used of women) affected with excessive sexual desire
	obsessional, obsessive	Characterized by or constituting / constituting an obsession / obsession
	obsessive-compulsive	Characterized by obsessions and compulsions
	pathological	Caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition
	phobic	Suffering from irrational fears
	psychosomatic	Used of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis
	schizoid	marked by withdrawal and inability to form close relationships
Opposite	unneurotic	not neurotic
Spanish	neurótico, psiconeurótico
Nouns	neurosis	a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
Nouns	neurotic	a person suffering from neurosis
Adverbs	neurotically	in a neurotic manner

English > *neurotic*: 3 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	A person suffering from neurosis.
Synonyms	psychoneurotic, mental case
Narrower	claustrophobe	A person suffering from claustrophobia
	hysteric	A person suffering from hysteria
	obsessive	A person who has obsessions / obsessions
	obsessive-compulsive	A person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics / characteristics
	sociopath, psychopath	someone with a sociopathic personality
Broader	sick person, diseased person, sufferer	A person suffering from an illness
Spanish	neurótico
Catalan	neuròtic
Adjectives	neurotic	affected with emotional disorder

HyperDic: neurotic