Neurotic
Neurotic adjective - Affected with emotional disorder.
Obsessive-compulsive and neurotic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obsessive-compulsive" instead the word "Neurotic" as an adjective or a noun.
Nearby Word: neurosis
Obsessive-compulsive
Obsessive-compulsive adjective - Characterized by obsessions and compulsions.
Usage example: obsessive-compulsive neurosis
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Synonyms for Obsessive-compulsive
Neurotic and obsessive-compulsive are semantically related. You can use "Neurotic" instead the phrase "Obsessive-compulsive" as a noun or an adjective.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disturbed and neurotic
- disturbed and obsessive-compulsive
- disordered and neurotic
- disordered and obsessive-compulsive
- crazy and neurotic
- crazy and obsessive-compulsive
- deranged and neurotic
- deranged and obsessive-compulsive
- aberrant and neurotic
- aberrant and obsessive-compulsive
- demented and neurotic
- demented and obsessive-compulsive
- unbalanced and neurotic
- unbalanced and obsessive-compulsive
Both words in one sentence
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Unfortunately he's just the teensiest bit neurotic, has a fixation with cleanliness that borders on obsessive-compulsive, and lives in constant fear of rejection.
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