All 3 Uses of
neurotic
in
Franny and Zooey
- But—I don't know—I think the emphasis I put on why he was so neurotically attracted to the mot juste wasn't too bad.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- I keep a good neurotic's calendar, and it's three years, to the day, since Seymour killed himself.†
Chpt 2.1
- One minute he launches this all-out attack on the Jesus Prayer—which I happen to be interested in—making you think you're some kind of neurotic nitwit for even being interested in it.†
Chpt 2.4
Definition:
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(neurotic) mildly mentally disturbed -- usually worrying too much about something; or someone with such symptomseditor's notes: More formally, a neurotic might be described as someone with a mild personality disorder -- a neurosis not attributable to any known neurological or organic problem.