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neurotically

/njʊə̯ˈɹɒtɪklɪ/ adv

In a neurotic manner.

Word Origin Neurotic comes from Greek neuron 'nerve' — originally meaning 'pertaining to the nerves.' The suffix -otic indicates a condition, so neurotic is 'having a nerve condition.' Neurotically is the adverb. The root neuron gives us neural, neurology (study of nerves), neuritis (nerve inflammation), and neurotransmitter (nerve messenger). The PIE *sneu- also gives us sinew and tendon. So neurotically describes behavior driven by nervous anxiety.

adv In a neurotic manner.

She neurotically checked the door locks five times before going to bed.

(副词) 神经质地；神经过敏地

她神经质地检查了五次门锁才上床睡觉。

(adverbio) neuróticamente; de manera neurótica [De manera neurótica.]

Ella revisaba neuróticamente las cerraduras de la puerta cinco veces antes de irse a dormir.

(adverbe) de manière névrotique; de façon obsessionnelle; névrotiquement [De manière névrosée ; avec une anxiété excessive et obsessionnelle.]

Elle a neurotically vérifié les serrures de la porte cinq fois avant d'aller se coucher.

(Adverb) neurotisch; zwanghaft [auf eine neurotische Weise; von übermäßiger Angst oder Zwangshandlungen geprägt.]

Sie überprüfte **neurotically** fünfmal die Türschlösser, bevor sie ins Bett ging.

(副詞) 神経質に; 不必要に不安そうに

彼女は就寝前にドアの鍵を五回も神経質に確認した。

(advérbio) neuróticamente; de modo neurótico [De maneira neurótica.]

Ela verificava neuróticamente as fechaduras da porta cinco vezes antes de ir para a cama.

Synonyms: anxiously obsessively compulsively nervously irrationally hysterically frenetically unsettledly Antonyms: calmly rationally sanely stably

Related words

neurosis neuroticism neural neurologist neurological

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