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Recent Examples of neuroticism
For those with high neuroticism, the emotional volatility that accompanies this trait may lead to feelings of insecurity or self-doubt during what should be an intimate moment.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
What was important to you about representing Ali in all her messiness and neuroticism?
—Ilana Masad, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
While the dogs' own personalities had little impact on their stress levels, certain human traits—like neuroticism, conscientiousness and openness—were significant factors in how much stress the dog exhibited.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
His neuroticism was more ominous than his glamour.
—Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
What was important to you about representing Ali in all her messiness and neuroticism?
—Ilana Masad, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
While the dogs' own personalities had little impact on their stress levels, certain human traits—like neuroticism, conscientiousness and openness—were significant factors in how much stress the dog exhibited.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
His neuroticism was more ominous than his glamour.
—Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuroticism
Noun
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The term is often used interchangeably with congenital heart defect, which refers specifically to a structural abnormality of the heart that is present at birth and needs medical or surgical intervention.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Pulmonic stenosis is a congenital heart defect where the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs is obstructed, and a grade VI murmur is the most intense type of heart murmur, typically indicating a significant abnormality.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
Noun
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The criteria for diagnosing addiction are pretty much the same across different definitions.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
5 July 2025
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Like a gift served to Big Tobacco, eliminating OSH would guarantee more profits at the cost of more addiction, disease and deaths.—
Shalini Singh,
Baltimore Sun,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Spaces that seem most interested in the permissiveness of perversion.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
25 June 2025
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Enter the wannabe patriot dealing with some perversion of the psyche.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
20 June 2025
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What wasn’t reported was Rivera’s aversion to pitches coming near him, a trait that’s fatal to long-term hitting success.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
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This method allowed scientists to precisely manipulate traits like shape, color, and pattern — something impossible to do with living specimens.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
3 July 2025
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“Neuroticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuroticism. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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