psychotic

[ sahy-kot-ik ]
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adjective
  1. Psychiatry. relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting psychosis: a psychotic patient;psychotic symptoms;psychotic delusion.

  2. (loosely) mentally unstable: The man who threw a stone through the convenience store window must be psychotic.

  1. intensely upset, anxious, or angry;crazy: My dad gets so psychotic when I come home even a little bit late.

noun
  1. Psychiatry. a person afflicted with psychosis.

  2. (loosely) someone who is mentally unstable: Her partner is a psychotic who often uses abusive language.

  1. someone who exhibits extreme emotion or behavior: My brother turns into a complete psychotic whenever his team loses.

Origin of psychotic

1
First recorded in 1885–85; psych(osis) + -otic

Other words for psychotic

Opposites for psychotic

Other words from psychotic

  • psy·chot·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·psy·chot·ic, adjective
  • sem·i·psy·chot·ic, adjective
  • un·psy·chot·ic, adjective

Words that may be confused with psychotic

Words Nearby psychotic

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How to use psychotic in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for psychotic

psychotic

/ (saɪˈkɒtɪk) psychiatry /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characterized by psychosis

noun
  1. a person experiencing psychosis

usage For psychotic

It is preferable to talk about a person experiencing psychosis rather than a psychotic, which reduces a person's individuality

Derived forms of psychotic

  • psychotically, adverb

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