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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a person suffering from neurosis;
[syn: neurotic, psychoneurotic, mental case]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. characteristic of or affected by neurosis;
- Example: "neurotic disorder"
- Example: "neurotic symptoms"

2. affected with emotional disorder;
[syn: neurotic, psychoneurotic]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Neurotic \Neu*rot"ic\, a. [Gr. ney^ron nerve.] 1. Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous; as, a neurotic disease. [1913 Webster] 2. Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves. [1913 Webster] 3. Of or pertaining to neurosis[2]; characteristic of neurosis[2]; caused by neurosis[2]. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Neurotic \Neu*rot"ic\, n. 1. A disease seated in the nerves. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Any toxic agent whose action is mainly directed to the great nerve centers. [1913 Webster] Note: Neurotics as a class include all those poisons whose main action is upon the brain and spinal cord. They may be divided into three orders: (a) Cerebral neurotics, or those which affect the brain only. (b) Spinal neurotics, or tetanics, those which affect the spinal cord. (c) Cerebro-spinal neurotics, or those which affect both brain and spinal cord. [1913 Webster] 3. A person afflicted with a neurosis[2]. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

neurotic adj 1: characteristic of or affected by neurosis; "neurotic disorder"; "neurotic symptoms" 2: affected with emotional disorder [syn: neurotic, psychoneurotic] [ant: unneurotic] n 1: a person suffering from neurosis [syn: neurotic, psychoneurotic, mental case]