neurotic

Vocelle finds criticism that cat dads are seen as feminine, neurotic or less desirable as a relatively modern and unfounded affliction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Sturgis specializes in these kinds of neurotic eccentrics, but his portrayal didn’t help me identify Ru’s secret appeal or believe in the trauma that we later learned occurred when his car broke down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Psychiatrists described him as neurotic, with a tendency to ruminate and worry, and said he had developed a "rigid sense of right and wrong".

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Perilous altitude, open hostility, and two of the most neurotic fan bases in soccer have turned Sunday’s game at the Estadio Azteca into an electric, tournament-defining matchup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

"And you," I continued with 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?"

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

They attack the very shelter nature had given them, something neurotics of all animal classes can relate to.

From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2017

But something unexpected happens: Mendel falls madly in love with Trina, further entangling this skein of classic New York neurotics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2016

All quarterbacks are neurotics on that score, and equipment managers would feel obliged to please.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2015

He specializes in neurotics with an entertainingly blinkered viewpoint, and he has no interest in taking off the blinkers here.

From The Verge ● Jul. 22, 2015

Dora had handled plenty of neurotics in her time.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck