psychosis
A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a…A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.
» His behavior is absolutely in line with psychosis.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.
Psychose
психо́зpsixóz
психо́зpsyxóz
any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
Examples
8 sentencesHis behavior is absolutely in line with psychosis.
Fortunately, I have never succumbed to the psychosis they call love.
ruК счастью, я никогда не поддавалась психозу, который называют любовью.
deGlücklicherweise bin ich der Psychose nie erlegen, die man Liebe nennt.
Fadil's psychosis took over.
Layla suffered from psychosis.
You have amphetamine psychosis.
Translations
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Origin
From psych- + -osis. Not descended from Ancient Greek ψύχωσις (psúkhōsis, “animation, prinFrom psych- + -osis. Not descended from Ancient Greek ψύχωσις (psúkhōsis, “animation, principle of life”), which is a piecewise cognate.
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Forms
plural: psychosesWord family
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