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单词 neurotic
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Definition of neurotic in English:

neurotic

adjective njʊəˈrɒtɪkn(j)ʊˈrɑdɪk
Medicine
  • 1Having, caused by, or relating to neurosis.

    〔医〕神经机能病的,神经(官能)症的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In most of these studies the subjects were being treated for endogenous depression, neurotic depressive reaction, or psychoneurotic reaction with depression.
    • Thus, by putting the patient in contact with his phantasy world, psychoanalysis offers a special setting for a patient who is oscillating between the psychotic and the neurotic aspects of himself.
    • The first thesis is that much neurotic symptomatology and indeed much so-called normal behaviour has a psychotic core.
    • King's symptoms reflect his own time just as Freud's neurotic patients described their suffering in a way that was a product of their historical period and peculiar moral and social discourse.
    • This, it was believed, would pacify psychotic patients and relieve extreme neurotic symptoms.
    Synonyms
    mentally ill, mentally disturbed, mentally deranged, unstable, unbalanced, maladjusted, psychoneurotic
    psychopathic, phobic
    1. 1.1 (in non-technical use) abnormally sensitive, obsessive, or anxious.
      神经过敏的,神经质的;易激动的
      he seemed a neurotic, self-obsessed character
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Maybe it's because this material is Jarecki's treasure-trove, and if filming is a neurotic, obsessive-compulsive activity, Jarecki is effectively complicit in it.
      • While he is a sensitive and intelligent character, he is also incredibly neurotic and obsessed with his sister, Caddy.
      • In Down and Out in Beverly Hills, there is even a psychoanalyst, Dr. Von Zimmer, who treats neurotic canines.
      • The amusing thing here, of course, is that De Niro's character in the film is clearly an obsessive, neurotic control freak who also teaches his cat to use a flush toilet.
      • There are other parallels between the two men, such as both have the same agent, and both of them seem to be rather neurotic and obsessive, a trait that seems to occur in many comedians.
      Synonyms
      overanxious, anxious, nervous, tense, highly strung, jumpy, oversensitive, paranoid
      obsessive, compulsive, phobic, fixated, hysterical, overwrought, manic, irrational
      British nervy
      informal twitchy
      British informal stressy
noun njʊəˈrɒtɪkn(j)ʊˈrɑdɪk
  • A neurotic person.

    神经(官能)症患者;神经过敏者,神经质者

    I wasn't going to be labelled as a hypochondriac or neurotic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In his quest to treat all neurotics, and not just those who suffer from hysteria, Freud abandons hypnotism and develops the technique of free association.
    • Freud concluded that both neurotics who had been exposed to shock and children who had been exposed to distress were attempting to master their unpleasant experiences by repeating them in dream and play.
    • Writing about dreams - for Freud, prime evidence in the case of neurotics - the Brazilian-trained psychoanalyst Ignes Sodre posits a common source for different affects.
    • This is the world of neurotics in which psychoanalysis is involved.
    • I hope I haven't confused you too much about the difference between a psychotic and a neurotic, there is a definite difference.

Derivatives

  • neurotically

  • adverb njʊəˈrɒtɪk(ə)li
    • He wasn't really psychotic, just neurotically worried that he was.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Have I mentioned before how neurotically fastidious I am?
      • Sontag, by contrast, sprang from the gates as a prodigy and neurotically devoted herself to improving, discarding, trying out different styles and theories, and reversing some of her most passionately argued political positions.
      • Owners in residence, with its accompanying spectre of neurotically house-proud residents, make for a good neighbourhood - a notion Dionne says is supported by ‘many studies.’
      • This is an extraordinary piece of work that manages to merge legitimate concerns with some of the most neurotically paranoid reasoning I've ever seen.
  • neuroticism

  • noun njʊəˈrɒtɪsɪz(ə)mn(j)ʊˈrɑdəˌsɪzəm
    • Using self-report questionnaires, Brough examines work hassles, work-family conflict, neuroticism, job satisfaction and work-related psychological well-being.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is also apparent that levels of neuroticism directly influence psychological well-being.
      • Personality factors, such as neuroticism, negative affect, hopelessness, and general psychological disarray, have also been found to be integral in the maintenance of smoking.
      • Our previous research on physical risk-taking refutes such an explanation; it suggests that risk-takers do not expressly exhibit traits of neuroticism or anxiety.
      • The ability of neuroticism and work-family conflict to predict work-related psychological well-being was tested with a hierarchical multiple regression analysis.

Rhymes

abiotic, amniotic, antibiotic, chaotic, demotic, despotic, erotic, exotic, homoerotic, hypnotic, idiotic, macrobiotic, meiotic, narcotic, osmotic, patriotic, prebiotic, psychotic, quixotic, robotic, sclerotic, semiotic, symbiotic, zygotic, zymotic

Definition of neurotic in US English:

neurotic

adjectiven(y)o͝oˈrädikn(j)ʊˈrɑdɪk
Medicine
  • 1Having, caused by, or relating to neurosis.

    〔医〕神经机能病的,神经(官能)症的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The first thesis is that much neurotic symptomatology and indeed much so-called normal behaviour has a psychotic core.
    • King's symptoms reflect his own time just as Freud's neurotic patients described their suffering in a way that was a product of their historical period and peculiar moral and social discourse.
    • This, it was believed, would pacify psychotic patients and relieve extreme neurotic symptoms.
    • Thus, by putting the patient in contact with his phantasy world, psychoanalysis offers a special setting for a patient who is oscillating between the psychotic and the neurotic aspects of himself.
    • In most of these studies the subjects were being treated for endogenous depression, neurotic depressive reaction, or psychoneurotic reaction with depression.
    Synonyms
    mentally ill, mentally disturbed, mentally deranged, unstable, unbalanced, maladjusted, psychoneurotic
    1. 1.1 (in nontechnical use) abnormally sensitive, obsessive, or anxious.
      神经过敏的,神经质的;易激动的
      everyone was neurotic about burglars
      a neurotic obsession with neat handwriting
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There are other parallels between the two men, such as both have the same agent, and both of them seem to be rather neurotic and obsessive, a trait that seems to occur in many comedians.
      • In Down and Out in Beverly Hills, there is even a psychoanalyst, Dr. Von Zimmer, who treats neurotic canines.
      • While he is a sensitive and intelligent character, he is also incredibly neurotic and obsessed with his sister, Caddy.
      • The amusing thing here, of course, is that De Niro's character in the film is clearly an obsessive, neurotic control freak who also teaches his cat to use a flush toilet.
      • Maybe it's because this material is Jarecki's treasure-trove, and if filming is a neurotic, obsessive-compulsive activity, Jarecki is effectively complicit in it.
      Synonyms
      overanxious, anxious, nervous, tense, highly strung, jumpy, oversensitive, paranoid
nounn(y)o͝oˈrädikn(j)ʊˈrɑdɪk
  • A neurotic person.

    神经(官能)症患者;神经过敏者,神经质者

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Freud concluded that both neurotics who had been exposed to shock and children who had been exposed to distress were attempting to master their unpleasant experiences by repeating them in dream and play.
    • In his quest to treat all neurotics, and not just those who suffer from hysteria, Freud abandons hypnotism and develops the technique of free association.
    • I hope I haven't confused you too much about the difference between a psychotic and a neurotic, there is a definite difference.
    • Writing about dreams - for Freud, prime evidence in the case of neurotics - the Brazilian-trained psychoanalyst Ignes Sodre posits a common source for different affects.
    • This is the world of neurotics in which psychoanalysis is involved.
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