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Neurotic vs Psycho - What's the difference?

neurotic | psycho |

In informal terms the difference between neurotic and psycho

is that neurotic is overly anxious while psycho is a class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught.

As adjectives the difference between neurotic and psycho

is that neurotic is affected with a neurosis while psycho is psychotic, or otherwise insane.

As nouns the difference between neurotic and psycho

is that neurotic is a person who has a neurosis while psycho is a person who is psychotic or otherwise insane.

neurotic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Affected with a neurosis.
  • (lb) Overly anxious.
  • *
  • *:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, the worn-out, passionless men,!”
  • *
  • (lb) Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who has a neurosis
  • Anagrams

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    psycho

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial, or, pejorative) Psychotic, or otherwise insane.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative, slang) A person who is psychotic or otherwise insane.
  • The loony bin up on the hill is full of psychos .
  • (pejorative, slang) A person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner.
  • She complained that he was a psycho for driving at such a high speed in heavy traffic.
  • (informal) A class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught.
  • "I've got anthro, socio, lunch, and psycho."

    Synonyms

    * (pejorative for a pyschotic or otherwise insane person) freak, loony, nutcase, wacko * (pejorative for a person acting in a bizarre or dangerous manner) creep, freak, loose cannon, weirdo