All 7 Uses of
neurotic
in
The Bell Jar
- "And you," I continued with a sudden force, "laughed and said I had the perfect setup of a true neurotic and that that question came from some questionnaire you'd had in psychology class that week?"†
Chpt 8
- I am neurotic.
Chpt 8 *neurotic = mildly mentally disturbed -- usually worrying too much about something
- Well, what's so neurotic about that?†
Chpt 8
- Neurotic, ha!†
Chpt 8
- If neurotic is wanting two mutually exclusive things at one and the same time, then I'm neurotic as hell.†
Chpt 8
- If neurotic is wanting two mutually exclusive things at one and the same time, then I'm neurotic as hell.†
Chpt 8
- You know, Esther, you've got the perfect setup of a true neurotic.†
Chpt 12
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.