as in paranoid
having or showing a very nervous or disordered state of mind
Her neurotic tendencies tend to manifest in her obsessive need for cleanliness. Our dog is a bit neurotic; she tends to panic around strangers.
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Recent Examples of neurotic
That the ruling powers would be capable of such callousness is no surprise; their abject cruelty is as much a part of the Star Wars fabric as orphan heroes or neurotic droids or the Force.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2025
Schulz portrayed his Peanuts gang as small adults; Feiffer’s adults are all neurotic overgrown children.
—Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Regardless of his neurotic tendencies, Hovland won last month and finished seventh at the 2023 Masters.
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—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2025
Some of the techniques to become less neurotic involve thinking about looming threats more realistically, savoring the good things about life, and acknowledging that positive outcomes are still possible.
—Olga Khazan, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2025
Schulz portrayed his Peanuts gang as small adults; Feiffer’s adults are all neurotic overgrown children.
—Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Regardless of his neurotic tendencies, Hovland won last month and finished seventh at the 2023 Masters.
18.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2025
Some of the techniques to become less neurotic involve thinking about looming threats more realistically, savoring the good things about life, and acknowledging that positive outcomes are still possible.
—Olga Khazan, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurotic
Adjective
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Last week, Fox News Digital released video footage of a Kentucky State Police (KSP) investigator and two troopers questioning a paranoid Stines in the immediate aftermath of the shooting.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2025
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The government’s determination to wrap the matter up neatly relegated the bulk of voters to the paranoid fringe.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.—
Peter Hermann,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Unfortunately, modeling variations on this orbit through time indicated that 98 percent of them were unstable within 50 million years.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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Stage 1: In this stage, inflammation, as well as loose or unstable joints, is present.—
Isabel Casimiro,
Verywell Health,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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However, because the pool was shallow, Lisberg was less worried.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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There are signs that some in Israel are worried about the consequences of its actions in Gaza.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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In the novel’s historical re-creation, is there an anxious note to Americans now losing themselves in accommodation?—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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An inaccurate diagnosis might lead to unnecessary or risky treatment, and a false positive can cause stress by requiring additional tests and anxious waits for results.—
Max Votek,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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The price of gold tends to move when markets get nervous – and so does the gold.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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That said, one moment in the final episode did make Brashear nervous.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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There is a kind of sadness that comes from living in a restless state of FOMO — or fear of missing out, as the acronym goes.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
25 May 2025
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As congressional Democrats have struggled to combat Trump this year, attorneys general have represented a tangible — and effective — counter to the president for restless Democratic voters.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
18 May 2025
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“Neurotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neurotic. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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