neuroses
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Plaza knew Kevin’s neuroses fit Schwartzman but also that he could bring his own touches while improvising.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
“This Is Not About Us” mines excellent, bone-dry humor from the neuroses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Instead of one central couple, there are two, each with their own neuroses and ways of relating to one another.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
Combining the neuroses of insecure teenagers and the poll-monitoring reticence of politicians fit for parody, they appear both weak and bashful.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2025
What the press—and seemingly everyone else—failed to understand was that it was Bobby’s shrewdness in protecting his financial interests, rather than temper tantrums or neuroses, that was making him hesitate.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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