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. — Wezel
deGlücklicherweise bin ich der Psychose nie erlegen, die man Liebe nennt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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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