Meanings
plural neuroticisms
- countableuncountableThe quality or state of being neurotic
Your neuroticism is starting to get out of hand.
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Eysenck has suggested the three dimensions of neuroticism, psychoticism and introversion-extraversion.
1964, John Michael Argyle, Psychology & Social Problems, page 75She published a paper showing that college students and children in 1993 reported substantially more anxiety and neuroticism than the same groups in 1952.
2018, Katherine Reynolds Lewis, The Good News About Bad Behavior: Why Kids Are Less Disciplined Than Ever — And What to Do About It, page 13
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Finnish neuroottisuus
- neuroottisuusthe quality or state of being neurotic
Greek νευρωτισμός, νευρωτικότητα
- νευρωτισμός (nevrotismós)the quality or state of being neurotic
- νευρωτικότητα (nevrotikótita)the quality or state of being neurotic
Irish néaróiseachas
- néaróiseachasthe quality or state of being neurotic
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neuroticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroticism
“neuroticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroticism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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