as in paranoid
having or showing a very nervous or disordered state of mind
Her neurotic tendencies tend to manifest in her obsessive need for cleanliness. Our dog is a bit neurotic; she tends to panic around strangers.
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Recent Examples of neurotic
Hale tamps down the edges of his more neurotic Arrested Development and Veep personas to play the anchoring role of a perfectly average dad just trying to figure out the right way forward for his traumatized family.
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Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
Starring writer-director Woody Allen as the neurotic Alvy Singer and Diane Keaton as the la-di-da-ing titular character, the film explores the intricacies of love, romance, and loss—with no shortage of Allen’s signature quirkiness or self-deprecating humor.
—Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
Trump was building on a neurotic obsession about transgender kids that is alive and writhing in the right-wing and Republican fever swamp.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Planet of the Apes (2001) While plenty of the other actors in Tim Burton’s remake disappear under their prosthetic simian makeover, Giamatti is entirely recognizable as the orangutan slaver Limbo, providing neurotic comic relief on the edges of this would-be summer blockbuster.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
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Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
Starring writer-director Woody Allen as the neurotic Alvy Singer and Diane Keaton as the la-di-da-ing titular character, the film explores the intricacies of love, romance, and loss—with no shortage of Allen’s signature quirkiness or self-deprecating humor.
—Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
Trump was building on a neurotic obsession about transgender kids that is alive and writhing in the right-wing and Republican fever swamp.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Planet of the Apes (2001) While plenty of the other actors in Tim Burton’s remake disappear under their prosthetic simian makeover, Giamatti is entirely recognizable as the orangutan slaver Limbo, providing neurotic comic relief on the edges of this would-be summer blockbuster.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurotic
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Pic follow Vietnam veteran Jonathan Teller, who suffers from guilt and paranoid delusions.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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Director Satoshi Kon uses the medium to his advantage, to be sure, utilizing the reality-bending possibilities of animation to take viewers inside his heroine's paranoid, fractured headspace.Katie Rife, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
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In the past, recruiters have discouraged workers from job-hopping because it was looked upon as unstable and irresponsible.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Harris has leaned heavily on presenting Trump as unstable, unhinged, and dictatorial in the final weeks of the campaign.W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ben Affleck is not worried about AI taking over Hollywood.Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
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At the same time, Democrats hoped that all their voters would be willing to cast their ballot for democracy, not realizing that many working-class Americans, even the liberal ones, are more worried about the economy and inflation.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Boutin has been in remission from thyroid cancer since August, but just had a related surgery last week and the couple was anxious about Boutin inhaling any smoke.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Joe Biden lost North Carolina by just over one percentage point in 2020, but Harris has been tied or ahead in several recent polls there, and the Trump campaign has been increasingly anxious about it.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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There’s really nothing to be nervous about, just the optics of everything.Peter A. Berry, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2024
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Still, Trump kept Republicans nervous by mixing in messages of grievance up until the very end of the race, veering off a script on inflation and immigration that operatives believed was more effective in winning over persuadable voters.Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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If motion isolation is a priority, look for a mattress that has features that help minimize motion transfer and reduce sleep disturbances if one partner is restless or active throughout the night.Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
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This subconscious alertness can lead to lighter and more restless sleep, known as unihemispheric slow-wave sleep.Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2024
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