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psychotic — (adj.) 1890, coined from PSYCHOSIS (Cf. psychosis), on the model of neurotic/neurosis, from Gk. psykhe mind, soul (see PSYCHE (Cf. psyche)). The noun meaning a psychotic person is recorded from 1910 … Etymology dictionary
psychotic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or suffering from a psychosis. ► NOUN ▪ a psychotic person. DERIVATIVES psychotically adverb … English terms dictionary
psychotic — [adj] mentally deranged certifiable*, crazy, demented, distracted, flipped out*, insane, lunatic, mad, manic depressive, mental, non compos mentis, nuts*, off one’s rocker*, over the edge*, psycho*, psychopathic, schizophrenic, sick, unbalanced,… … New thesaurus
psychotic — [sī kät′ik] adj. 1. of, or having the nature of, a psychosis 2. having a psychosis n. a person who has a psychosis psychotically adv … English World dictionary
psychotic — I UK [saɪˈkɒtɪk] / US [saɪˈkɑtɪk] adjective someone who is psychotic behaves in a dangerous or violent way because they have a serious mental illness a psychotic murderer psychotic symptoms II UK [saɪˈkɒtɪk] / US [saɪˈkɑtɪk] noun [countable] Word … English dictionary
psychotic — psy|cho|tic1 [ saı katık ] adjective someone who is psychotic behaves in a dangerous or violent way because they have a serious mental illness: a psychotic murderer psychotic symptoms psychotic psy|cho|tic 2 [ saı katık ] noun count someone who… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
psychotic — [[t]saɪkɒ̱tɪk[/t]] psychotics ADJ Someone who is psychotic has a type of severe mental illness. [MEDICAL] The man, who police believe is psychotic, is thought to be responsible for eight attacks. N COUNT Psychotic is also a noun. A religious… … English dictionary
psychotic — adjective Date: circa 1890 of, relating to, marked by, or affected with psychosis < a psychotic patient > < psychotic behavior > • psychotic noun • psychotically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
psychotic — psy|chot|ic [saıˈkɔtık US ˈka: ] adj suffering from or caused by psychosis ▪ psychotic patients ▪ psychotic illness >psychotic n ▪ Like most psychotics, she was very dependent on others. >psychotically [ kli] adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
psychotic — Relating to or affected by psychosis. * * * psy·chot·ic sī kät ik adj of, relating to, marked by, or affected with psychosis psy·chot·i·cal·ly i k(ə )lē adv psychotic n a psychotic individual * * * psy·chot·ic (si kotґik) 1. pertaining to,… … Medical dictionary
