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Recent Examples of neuroticism
What was important to you about representing Ali in all her messiness and neuroticism?
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Ilana Masad, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
While the dogs' own personalities had little impact on their stress levels, certain human traits—like neuroticism, conscientiousness and openness—were significant factors in how much stress the dog exhibited.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
His neuroticism was more ominous than his glamour.
—Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
While all relationships experience ups and downs, individuals with high levels of neuroticism are more prone to interpreting those ups and downs in negative and damaging ways.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Ilana Masad, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
While the dogs' own personalities had little impact on their stress levels, certain human traits—like neuroticism, conscientiousness and openness—were significant factors in how much stress the dog exhibited.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
His neuroticism was more ominous than his glamour.
—Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
While all relationships experience ups and downs, individuals with high levels of neuroticism are more prone to interpreting those ups and downs in negative and damaging ways.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuroticism
Noun
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At the end of the study period, there was a significant decrease in sperm count and an increase in sperm abnormalities in the dogs who wore the polyester pants.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
7 June 2025
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The app detects arrhythmias and irregular heartbeats, early signs of heart failure, indicators of coronary artery disease and heart valve abnormalities.—
Ramsha Waseem,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Echo Valley feels in need of an additional twist, or one fewer — to either commit to being foremost a drama about addiction or to go harder into the suspense, rather than ending up an awkward hybrid of the two.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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Jelly Roll overcame addiction and time in prison before catching the attention of other Tennessee artists and record labels.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2025
Noun
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That's a perversion of the separation of powers and the role of an independent Justice Department.—
Ryan Lucas,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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These opposition movements shared one common goal: exposing the fallacies of the communist perversion of truth.—
Andrew Nagorski,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Nov. 2012
Noun
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The study found that, once again, this trait strongly predicted breadcrumbing, and was also associated with ghosting behaviors.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Compared with the other dragons in the original, which character designer Nico Marlet imagined with comically lopsided proportions — bulgy eyes, oversize heads, ungainly fangs — Toothless was an elegant mix of feline and canine traits, mapped onto a sleek black reptilian body.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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“Neuroticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuroticism. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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