psychotic
Americanadjective
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Psychiatry. relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting psychosis: psychotic symptoms;
a psychotic patient;
psychotic symptoms;
psychotic delusion.
- Synonyms:
- non compos mentis, demented, deranged, disturbed, mad, mentally ill, psychopathic, insane
- Antonyms:
- lucid, rational, compos mentis, sane
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(loosely) mentally unstable.
The man who threw a stone through the convenience store window must be psychotic.
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intensely upset, anxious, or angry; crazy.
My dad gets so psychotic when I come home even a little bit late.
- Antonyms:
- self-possessed, calm
noun
adjective
noun
Usage
It is preferable to talk about a person experiencing psychosis rather than a psychotic , which reduces a person's individuality
Other Word Forms
- nonpsychotic adjective
- psychotically adverb
- semipsychotic adjective
- unpsychotic adjective
Etymology
Origin of psychotic
First recorded in 1885–85; psych(osis) + -otic
Example Sentences
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Coroner Rachel Spearing concluded he was "in the likely grip of a psychotic episode".
From BBC
Mr Koo suffered a psychotic episode and after extensive therapy with a professional, he now takes a different approach.
From BBC
Numerous users have reported that the chatbot is overly sycophantic, leading some to spiral into manic and psychotic episodes.
"We don't have monitoring figures including how many are taking medication for psychotic behaviour, the effectiveness of that medication and crucially what is available for people apart from medication," she said.
From BBC
Standard anti-nausea medications often do not work reliably, he said, which sometimes forces clinicians to turn to second and third-line options such as Haldol, a medication more commonly used for psychotic episodes.
From Science Daily
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