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psychotic
[ sahy-kot-ik ]
/ saÉȘËkÉt ÉȘk /
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adjective
Psychiatry. relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting psychosis: a psychotic patient;psychotic symptoms;psychotic delusion.
(loosely) mentally unstable: The man who threw a stone through the convenience store window must be psychotic.
intensely upset, anxious, or angry; crazy: My dad gets so psychotic when I come home even a little bit late.
noun
Psychiatry. a person afflicted with psychosis.
(loosely) someone who is mentally unstable: Her partner is a psychotic who often uses abusive language.
someone who exhibits extreme emotion or behavior: My brother turns into a complete psychotic whenever his team loses.
OTHER WORDS FOR psychotic
1 (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis.
OPPOSITES FOR psychotic
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Origin of psychotic
First recorded in 1885â85; psych(osis) + -otic
OTHER WORDS FROM psychotic
psy·chot·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·psy·chot·ic, adjectivesem·i·psy·chot·ic, adjectiveun·psy·chot·ic, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH psychotic
neurotic, psychotic , schizoid, schizophrenicWords nearby psychotic
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British Dictionary definitions for psychotic
psychotic
/ (saÉȘËkÉtÉȘk) psychiatry /
adjective
of, relating to, or characterized by psychosis
noun
a person experiencing psychosis
Derived forms of psychotic
psychotically, adverbusage for psychotic
It is preferable to talk about a person experiencing psychosis rather than a psychotic, which reduces a person's individuality
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