neurotic

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Affected with a neurosis.
2. (informal, not-comparable) Overly anxious.
3. (not-comparable) Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.

Noun

1. A person who has a neurosis.
2. (informal) A crazy person.

Conceptes

neuròtic

Sinònims

psychoneurotic

nervous

neural

mental case

highly strung

shell-shocked

neurastheniac

neurosal

sensitiveness

nervousness

neurasthenic

psychotic

Traduccions

nevrotico

neurótico

neurotisch

névrosé

névrotique

νευρωτικός

neurotisch

neurótico

psychotique

neurótica

νευροπαθής

Neurotiker

νευρικός

عصابي

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/n(j)ʊəˈɹɒtɪk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb francès: névrotique

In summary

Formed of neuro- (“of nerves or the nervous system”) + -otic (“having abnormal condition”). The initial element, in turn, is from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”). Attested from the 17th century. Compare French névrotique.