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Recent Examples of neuroticism
Notably, maternal affection did not significantly influence two of the Big Five traits—extraversion and neuroticism—suggesting that other factors such as peer relationships or genetic influences, may play a larger role in shaping these characteristics.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
Interestingly, participants consistently struggled with identifying openness and neuroticism—two traits that were actually misidentified more often than not.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The results revealed that higher neuroticism — essentially a higher tendency to experience negative emotions — translates into a higher mental health risk.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
This gene is involved in brain development and is associated with several other psychiatric conditions, such as anxiety, neuroticism, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).115
As technology advances, scientists are able to perform genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on depression.
—Michael MacIntyre, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
Interestingly, participants consistently struggled with identifying openness and neuroticism—two traits that were actually misidentified more often than not.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The results revealed that higher neuroticism — essentially a higher tendency to experience negative emotions — translates into a higher mental health risk.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
This gene is involved in brain development and is associated with several other psychiatric conditions, such as anxiety, neuroticism, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).115
As technology advances, scientists are able to perform genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on depression.
—Michael MacIntyre, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuroticism
Noun
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Even in midlife, women remain at risk for developing cervical abnormalities and cervical cancer, which can progress silently over many years, Goldman says.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
4 Aug. 2025
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Michigan's Great Lakes don't produce tsunamis, but weather conditions can cause abnormalities in water levels and movements that can appear similar, and are known as seiches or meteotsunamis.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Lauren is far from alone in her struggle; There's a subreddit devoted to Feel Free addiction, r/QuittingFeelFree, and a larger community r/QuittingKratom, with more than 50,000 members.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The pain and pleasure of revenge, in other words, were identical to the pain and pleasure associated with addiction.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The element of perversion, the artistic touch, in that Calvin Klein ad was Shields’s age, which was fifteen.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2025
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This is a direct perversion of what’s supposed to be the apolitical branch.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
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The humor was coming from the characters and their traits.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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However, the analyses also revealed that some behavioral traits really are directly linked to head shape.—
Laura Baisas Aug 6,
Popular Science,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Neuroticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuroticism. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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