neuroticize en · VERB
Etymology
From neurotic + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make neurotic; to convert into a neurosis.
Her affects are never neuroticized, as her tics are never mannerized.
1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| neuroticizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| neuroticizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| neuroticized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| neuroticized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |