neurotic

névrosé, angoissé

Qui s’inquiète beaucoup trop, surtout pour de petites choses.

En anglais simple : Worrying much more than necessary, especially about small things.

• I get neurotic about being late.
• Her neurotic checking was starting to annoy everyone.
• Don't be so neurotic; the door is definitely locked.

Comment l'utiliser : neurotic about something (He is neurotic about keeping the kitchen clean.)

Synonymes : overanxious, anxious, obsessive

Contraires : relaxed, easygoing

Expressions courantes : neurotic about something, a neurotic parent, neurotic behaviour

névrotique

Qui souffre d’un trouble psychique avec inquiétude ou peur durables, tout en gardant conscience de la réalité.

En anglais simple : Having a mental health condition involving lasting worry or fear while remaining aware of reality.

• The report described her symptoms as neurotic.
• The study followed patients with neurotic disorders.
• Earlier medical writers grouped several conditions under neurotic illness.

Expressions courantes : neurotic symptoms, a neurotic patient, neurotic disorder

nervin

Qui agit sur les nerfs ou sert à traiter des troubles nerveux.

En anglais simple : Affecting the nerves, or used to treat problems with the nerves.

• The old handbook recommends a neurotic remedy.
• The physician described the drug's neurotic effects.
• Several herbs were listed as neurotic medicines in the ancient text.

Expressions courantes : a neurotic remedy, neurotic medicines, neurotic effects

névrosé, cinglé

Terme méprisant pour une personne dont le comportement semble excessivement inquiet, déraisonnable ou étrange.

En anglais simple : An unkind name for someone whose behaviour seems unusually worried, unreasonable, or strange.

• He called me a neurotic.
• I become a complete neurotic before every flight.
• She dismissed her demanding boss as a total neurotic.

Synonymes : nervous wreck, nutcase

Expressions courantes : a complete neurotic, a total neurotic, such a neurotic

névrosé

Personne souffrant d’un trouble psychique avec peur ou inquiétude durables, tout en gardant conscience de la réalité.

En anglais simple : A person with a mental health condition involving lasting worry or fear while remaining aware of reality.

• The old report called the patient a neurotic.
• The psychiatrist's early work focused on neurotics.
• In that classification, a neurotic remained aware of reality.

Expressions courantes : a diagnosed neurotic, treatment of neurotics