Both Uses of
neurotic
in
The Veldt
- If children are neurotic at all, a room like that —†
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- "It's supposed to help them work off their neuroses in a healthful way."†
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.