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obsessive-compulsive vs neurotic

neurotic vs obsessive-compulsive

obsessive-compulsive and neurotic both are nouns.

obsessive-compulsive and neurotic both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
obsessive-compulsive Yes Yes No No
neurotic Yes Yes No No
As nouns, neurotic is a hypernym of obsessive-compulsive; that is, neurotic is a word with a broader meaning than obsessive-compulsive:
  • obsessive-compulsive: a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics
  • neurotic: a person suffering from neurosis
Other hypernyms of obsessive-compulsive include mental case, psychoneurotic.
obsessive-compulsive (noun) neurotic (noun)
a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics a person suffering from neurosis
obsessive-compulsive (adjective) neurotic (adjective)
characterized by obsessions and compulsions affected with emotional disorder
characteristic of or affected by neurosis
Difference between obsessive-compulsive and neurotic

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