Antonyms for neurotic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : noo-rot-ik, nyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : nʊˈrɒt ɪk, nyʊ-


Definition of neurotic

Origin :
  • 1775, "acting upon or stimulating the nerves," from Greek neuron "nerve" (see neuro-) + -otic, as in hypnotic. Sense of "affected by neurosis" is 1887. The noun meaning "a neurotic person" is from 1896. Related: Neurotically.
  • adj mentally maladjusted
Example sentences :
  • I was a little impatient with her; I had not suspected that she was so neurotic a woman.
  • Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
  • Voltaire, the least Puritanical of men, is also the least neurotic.
  • Extract from : « Suspended Judgments » by John Cowper Powys
  • Of course, as you say, it's a neurotic temperament that's at the bottom of the trouble.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Babylon Hotel » by Arnold Bennett
  • You are vastly more interesting to me because you are in a crux, and neurotic and anæmic.
  • Extract from : « The Time of Roses » by L. T. Meade
  • The condition is probably of neurotic origin and tends to recur.
  • Extract from : « Essentials of Diseases of the Skin » by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
  • The condition is to be considered as probably of neurotic origin.
  • Extract from : « Essentials of Diseases of the Skin » by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
  • Mr. Paine speaks of him somewhere as "high-strung and neurotic."
  • Extract from : « The Ordeal of Mark Twain » by Van Wyck Brooks
  • In vain the Page, who is aware of the neurotic taint in the woman, warns him.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Opera Book » by Gustav Kobb
  • Such a statement is true of the neurotic and explains why he is a neurotic.
  • Extract from : « Psychoanalysis » by Andr Tridon
  • The neurotic should sleep preferably at night and avoid day sleep.
  • Extract from : « Psychoanalysis » by Andr Tridon

Synonyms for neurotic

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