/ Dictionary / Index N neurotic: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: neu•rot•ic Pronunciation: (noo-rot'ik, nyoo-), [key] — Psychiatry. Psychiatry. —adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of neurosis. —n. a neurotic person. neu•rot•ic Pronunciation: (noo-rot'ik, nyoo-), [key] — adj. Pathol. pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: neurotic (Thesaurus) neurosurgery neuroticism Related Content Daily Word Quiz: soporific Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language