psychotic
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- noun
- /saɪˈkɑtɪk/
- Specialized
- In the film, the character was portrayed as a psychotic who could not differentiate between his fantasies and the real world.
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Watch on YouTubeYou know, the old saying is that neurotics build castles in the air and psychotics move in.
- You know, the old saying is that neurotics build castles in the air and psychotics move in.
Examples
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The doctor recommended therapy for the man who was a diagnosed psychotic struggling with his sense of reality.
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Whether he lives up to this legend of a psychotic is beside the point.
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I felt certain that the psychotic had driven off somewhere to kill himself.
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Powell is dangerous, and he was dealt with as a dangerous psychotic.
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I think the majority of captive dolphins, older ones, are psychotic, right?
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Coleman, you yourself told me that Lester Farley is a psychotic who's been locked up in the mental ward at the VA hospital.
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After witnessing his erratic behavior, the psychiatrist concluded that he was a psychotic in need of immediate help.
Synonyms
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A person who loses touch with reality and may see or hear things that are not real
Compounds
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A person who loses touch with reality and may see or hear things that are not real
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Severe depression where a person loses touch with reality and has hallucinations or false beliefs
How Psychotic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Psychotic (noun) comes from the Greek word psyche 'mind' and the ending -otic 'relating to a condition', the same root as psychology. So a psychotic is a person whose mind has lost its normal contact with reality.