psychotic
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8.4
- adjective
- /saɪˈkɑtɪk/
- Specialized
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psicótico
- After experiencing a psychotic episode, she struggled to distinguish between reality and her delusions.
- a psychotic episode
- psychotic symptoms
- psychotic ideation
So narcissistic people aren't psychotic, nor are they psychopathic.
- So narcissistic people aren't psychotic, nor are they psychopathic.
- And we actually are becoming slightly psychotic when we're REM sleep deprived.
- She was like a proper full on alcoholic and would have like some sort of psychotic episodes when she drank.
- Am I the asshole for calling her psychotic over KFC?
- We went from completely psychotic to little MU.
- He is one of the shittiest, most psychotic freaks in Congress right now.
- And this is just a depiction of how psychotic and mean spirited Elon Musk is.
- What the stuff that I just read to you, that is psychotic, that is not normal.
- But you are essentially entirely psychotic when you drink.
- I just like at least these like psychotic Q Anon supporters are more honest in their mania.
- But you know that he's psychotic killer.
Examples
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There is little question that solitary confinement makes the psychotic even more psychotic.
Academic text (1997) -
The doctor explained that psychotic symptoms can manifest in various forms, including hallucinations.
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What the stuff that I just read to you, that is psychotic, that is not normal.
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I can tell you one thing, I will never forget that face, those cold evil eyes and that psychotic smile.
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This is just a psychotic episode.
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Her description of him is that of a psychotic and violent man.
Fiction book (1991) -
Mrs. Murphy, last night, Alex had a psychotic break.
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His reputation for being difficult at best, psychotic at worst, preceded him.
Fiction book (1994) -
And we actually are becoming slightly psychotic when we're REM sleep deprived.
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This guy is psychotic.
Synonyms
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4.1
Mentally ill and unable to think or behave in a normal way
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7.9
Believing things that are not true
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3.4
Having a serious problem with thinking, feeling, or behaving because of a brain condition
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8.4
Having a serious illness that affects thinking, feeling, and behavior
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5.0
Acting in a wild and uncontrolled way
Acting or feeling very strange
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.9
A person who loses touch with reality and may see or hear things that are not real
- Specialized
1
8.8
Severe depression where a person loses touch with reality and has hallucinations or false beliefs
How Psychotic
Surface Forms
Morphology
psychotic = psychosis (transparent) = psych + otic
Formed from the noun 'psychosis' with an adjectival suffix ('-otic'), meaning 'relating to psychosis', which is directly inferable.
Etymology
Psychotic (adjective) comes from the Greek psyche 'mind' and the ending -otic 'relating to', which you can also see in psychology. So when something is called psychotic, it means the person's thoughts or experiences are seriously out of touch with reality.