neuralgic
- a of or relating to or suffering from neuralgia
neuralgic pains
- Keeping out foreigners has long been a neuralgic issue in European politics.
- While it proved impossible on some neuralgic issues such as Indochina or Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union, there was more unity on foreign policy than in any other area.
- Instead, Reagan announced, he wants to concentrate on an issue about which the Soviets are suspicious, combative and neuralgic--their sponsorship of client states in the Third World.