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Definition of neurotic:
Synonyms:
hypochondriacal, disturbed, sick, schizoid, tense, mental case, diminished responsibility, psychosomatic, hypochondriac, on edge, consumptive, phobic, certifiable, alarmed, aberrant, aboulic, obsessive-compulsive, mentally ill, hysterical, frightened, depressed, psychoneurotic, anorexic, megalomanic, unstable, asthmatic, uneasy, obsessional, obsessive, compulsive, megalomaniacal, hysteric, depressive, case, erratic, amnesiac, nervous, bed-blocker, nymphomaniac, monomaniacal, the critical list, troubled, nymphomaniacal, abulic, delusional, upset, bipolar, diabetic, agoraphobe, worried, pathological, confused, anxious, maladjusted.
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insane (part of speech: adjective)
- demented,
- mad,
- irrational,
- feverish,
- babbling,
- kooky,
- hysterical,
- deranged,
- crack-brained,
- brain-sick,
- psychotic,
- nutty,
- lunatic,
- unbalanced,
- berserk,
- crazy,
- frenzied,
- delirious,
- maniacal,
- schizoid,
- psycho,
- blithering,
- batty,
- insane
- lunatic (part of speech: noun)
Usage examples:
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Intelligence recognises and makes use of the fact that at an acme of intellectual development the danger of a neurotic offspring is very great.
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Many a neurotic patient, particularly, will not be improved until his dreads are relieved.
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It was not very likely that a child of six would be stolen by a neurotic adult to replace a lost infant, and Paul Brennan was personally convinced that James Holden had enough self- reliance to make such a kidnap attempt fail rather early in the game.