neurotic

Example Sentences

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Germany is uniquely neurotic about debt and about unsound money.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Freud believed the drive to collect was neurotic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

And while Jerry’s perfectionism had a toll on their creative process, it also fueled it, making way for more neurotic characters that Anne could play straight against.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2025

Fans might argue they should be a bit more neurotic; screenplay structuralists will grumble they have no narrative arc.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

"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