NEUROTICISM Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

neuroticism

noun

Definition of neuroticism

as in weirdness

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Recent Examples of neuroticism The Big Five traits are openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. — Refractor, 27 July 2026 The highest scorers in neuroticism are most likely to report skepticism toward AI, citing concerns about job security, accuracy and the unintended consequences of quick adoption. — Megan Malone, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026 These dimensions, called the Big Five personality traits, include things like extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness, and neuroticism. — Jamie Friedlander Serrano, Time, 13 Mar. 2026 On an album thoroughly steeped in neuroticism and personal dysfunction, that acceptance feels like freedom. — Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for neuroticism

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Will the weirdness continue tonight, or will the Bears and Seahawks have a fun and exciting game tonight?

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
The rest of the film quickly descends into various levels of nightmarish weirdness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of weirdness

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Guardado killed Jackie Malone inside her home before stealing her jewelry box, $80 and other items to fund his drug addiction.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
As more people use kratom and other associated products, there’s a growing recognition of the potential risk for addiction.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026

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This mechanical predisposition of tissues to infection is one reason health professionals urge the public when sick to avoid the elderly and immunocompromised.

— Karin Wuertz-Kozak, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026
Lamm told TechCrunch that conventional breeding can produce dogs with poor eyesight or genetic predispositions to cancer.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of predisposition

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Another reveals a family trait or behavior that was unwittingly passed from generation to generation.

— Gary Barron, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Claude is destined to imitate these human traits and mirror the human examples provided to it, including acting like a colleague or friend.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

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