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Recent Examples of neuroticism
The results revealed that higher neuroticism — essentially a higher tendency to experience negative emotions — translates into a higher mental health risk.
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
This gene is involved in brain development and is associated with several other psychiatric conditions, such as anxiety, neuroticism, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).115
As technology advances, scientists are able to perform genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on depression.
—Michael MacIntyre, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2025
For those with high neuroticism, the emotional volatility that accompanies this trait may lead to feelings of insecurity or self-doubt during what should be an intimate moment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
What was important to you about representing Ali in all her messiness and neuroticism?
—Ilana Masad, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
This gene is involved in brain development and is associated with several other psychiatric conditions, such as anxiety, neuroticism, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).115
As technology advances, scientists are able to perform genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on depression.
—Michael MacIntyre, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2025
For those with high neuroticism, the emotional volatility that accompanies this trait may lead to feelings of insecurity or self-doubt during what should be an intimate moment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
What was important to you about representing Ali in all her messiness and neuroticism?
—Ilana Masad, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuroticism
Noun
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About half of millennials (51%) and Gen Z (48%) had at least one of these abnormalities, compared with 34% of Gen X and just 15% of boomers.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
30 July 2025
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The disease occurs due to a defective gene that results in abnormalities in, or absence of, dystrophin, a protein that helps keep the body's muscle cells intact.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
Noun
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By green-lighting mass institutionalization and criminalizing poverty, addiction and mental illness, Trump is dusting off the fascist playbook.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Spaces that seem most interested in the permissiveness of perversion.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
25 June 2025
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Enter the wannabe patriot dealing with some perversion of the psyche.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Her signature ultra-thin, arched eyebrows, a style trait belonging to her renowned ’90s aesthetic, were kept intact, while her lips glowed as if they’d been coated in a thin layer of chapstick.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
29 July 2025
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Best traits: Freaky physical traits Styles is built differently.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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“Neuroticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuroticism. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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