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psychosis

[ sahy-koh-sis ]

noun

, Psychiatry.
, plural psy·cho·ses [-seez].
  1. a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality.
  2. any severe form of mental disorder, as schizophrenia or paranoia.


psychosis

/ saɪˈkəʊsɪs /

noun

  1. any form of severe mental disorder in which the individual's contact with reality becomes highly distorted Compare neurosis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


psychosis

/ sī-kōsĭs /

, Plural psychoses sī-kōsēz

  1. A mental state caused by psychiatric or organic illness, characterized by a loss of contact with reality and an inability to think rationally. A psychotic person often behaves inappropriately and is incapable of normal social functioning.


psychosis

  1. A severe mental disorder, more serious than neurosis , characterized by disorganized thought processes, disorientation in time and space, hallucinations , and delusions . Paranoia , manic depression, megalomania , and schizophrenia are all psychoses. One who suffers from psychosis is psychotic.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of psychosis1

First recorded in 1840–50, psychosis is from the Late Greek word psȳ́chōsis animation, principle of life. See psych-, -osis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of psychosis1

C19: New Latin, from psycho- + -osis
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Example Sentences

Earlier this year, Gross got a call about a woman who had recently given birth at the hospital and then turned up at an emergency room an hour and a half away with full-blown postpartum psychosis.

Schizophrenia, a common form of psychosis, tends to develop in the late teens to early 20s for men and the late 20s to early 30s for women—but a preliminary stage with milder symptoms usually precedes the full-blown condition.

When psychiatrists meet people in the prodromal phase, they use a standard set of interviews and cognitive tests to predict which will go on to develop psychosis.

Her research showed that the way we speak and write can reveal early indications of psychosis, and that computers can help us spot those signs with unnerving accuracy.

Strokes, confusion and psychosis were found among a group of 125 people hospitalized with infections of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus behind the pandemic.

Fatigue, sadness, or psychosis is not about choice or laziness or selfishness.

A court-appointed doctor later concluded that Mindi had experienced postpartum psychosis.

The side effects from the dangerous cocktails of synthetics range from psychosis to death.

The synthetic cannabinoids sprayed on Spice can lead to severe psychosis, brain damage, strokes, or even death.

Some research suggests use can elevate the risk of psychosis in people already at risk.

When this occurs the person merges into a psychosis which may be called "hallucinatory confusion."

I learned of this notable psychosis from a bookkeeper of a large factory, who had to provide for the test of numberless additions.

A little skin disorder, Selznik's migraine, and a few cases of psychosis to make a new disease.

This continuing presence of the weird in literature shows the popular demand for it and must have some basis in human psychosis.

After this occurs precordial anxiety, and finally the psychosis proper consisting of three stages: 1.

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