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neurotic

/njʊəˈrɒtɪk/adjective

उच्चारण न्युअरॉटिक

अति-चिंतित, विक्षिप्त

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adjective
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    not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about something

    अति-चिंतित, विक्षिप्त

    • She is neurotic about cleanliness.
    • He became neurotic about germs after the pandemic.
    • He is neurotic about being late and arrives an hour early everywhere.
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    • The neurotic character in the play is afraid of every little thing.
    • Don't be so neurotic; the exam is next week, not tomorrow.

    Synonyms anxious obsessive nervous overwrought hysterical

    Opposite calm stable relaxed composed

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neu·rot·ic

?Which word?

Keep the neuro- words: neurology (study of nerves), neurologist, neuron (a nerve cell), neurosurgeon.

Neuro- शब्द याद रखिए: neurology (तंत्रिकाओं का अध्ययन), neurologist, neuron (तंत्रिका कोशिका), neurosurgeon।

Keep the worried words together: neurotic, obsessive, anxious, paranoid (believing others want to harm you), hypochondriac (always worried about health).

चिंता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: neurotic, obsessive, anxious, paranoid (दूसरे हानि करना चाहते हैं यह मानने वाला), hypochondriac (स्वास्थ्य को लेकर सदा चिंतित)।

§Grammar and usage

The noun neurosis (plural neuroses) means a mental condition causing strong anxiety.

Noun neurosis (plural neuroses) तीव्र चिंता पैदा करने वाली मानसिक स्थिति है।