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neurotic vs psychopath

psychopath vs neurotic

neurotic and psychopath both are nouns.

neurotic is an adjective but psychopath is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neurotic Yes Yes No No
psychopath Yes No No No
As nouns, psychopath is a hyponym of neurotic; that is, psychopath is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than neurotic:
  • neurotic: a person suffering from neurosis
  • psychopath: someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
Other hyponyms of neurotic include claustrophobe, hysteric, obsessive, obsessive-compulsive, sociopath.
neurotic (noun) psychopath (noun)
a person suffering from neurosis someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
neurotic (adjective) psychopath (adjective)
affected with emotional disorder
characteristic of or affected by neurosis
Difference between neurotic and psychopath

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