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psycho
[ sahy-koh ]
/ ˈsaɪ koʊ /
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noun, plural psy·chos.
a psychopathic or psychotic person.
a crazy or mentally unstable person.
adjective
psychopathic or psychotic.
crazy; mentally unstable.
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Origin of psycho
First recorded in 1935–40; by shortening
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Other definitions for psycho (2 of 2)
psycho-
a combining form representing psyche (psychological) and psychological (psychoanalysis) in compound words.
Also especially before a vowel, psych-.
Origin of psycho-
<Greek, combining form of psȳchḗ breath, spirit, soul, mind; akin to psȳ́chein to blow (see psykter)
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British Dictionary definitions for psycho (1 of 2)
psycho
/ (ˈsaɪkəʊ) /
noun, adjective plural -chos
an informal and offensive word for psychopath or psychopathicSee psychopath
British Dictionary definitions for psycho (2 of 2)
psycho-
sometimes before a vowel psych-
combining form
indicating the mind or psychological or mental processespsychology; psychogenesis; psychosomatic
Word Origin for psycho-
from Greek psukhē spirit, breath
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