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psychoneurotic vs obsessive

obsessive vs psychoneurotic

psychoneurotic and obsessive both are nouns.

psychoneurotic and obsessive both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
psychoneurotic Yes Yes No No
obsessive Yes Yes No No
As nouns, obsessive is a hyponym of psychoneurotic; that is, obsessive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than psychoneurotic:
  • psychoneurotic: a person suffering from neurosis
  • obsessive: a person who has obsessions
Other hyponyms of psychoneurotic include claustrophobe, hysteric, obsessive-compulsive, psychopath, sociopath.
psychoneurotic (noun) obsessive (noun)
a person suffering from neurosis a person who has obsessions
psychoneurotic (adjective) obsessive (adjective)
affected with emotional disorder characterized by or constituting an obsession
Difference between psychoneurotic and obsessive

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