neurotic vs pathological

neurotic

adj
  • Affected with a neurosis. 

  • Overly anxious. 

  • Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves. 

noun
  • A person who has a neurosis 

pathological

adj
  • Pertaining to pathology. 

  • Relating to, amounting to, causing, or caused by a physical or mental disorder. 

  • Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle. 

  • Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance. 

How often have the words neurotic and pathological occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )