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😠 Aggressive trait 🌀 Loss of reality
psychoticism

psychoticism

9.9
Condition where a person sees or hears things that are not real and has false beliefs
  • noun
  • /saɪˈkɒtɪsɪzəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : psicoticismo
  • The patient's psychoticism led to severe hallucinations.

Examples

  • Early intervention can help reduce the severity of psychoticism in some mental health conditions.

  • In some cases, psychoticism can be treated with medication.

  • The psychiatrist noted a high level of psychoticism in the patient's recent behavior.

  • Researchers study psychoticism to better understand the symptoms of severe mental disorders.

  • The psychiatrist noted a high level of psychoticism in the patient's recent behavior.

  • Early intervention can help reduce the severity of psychoticism in some mental health conditions.

  • In some cases, psychoticism can be treated with medication.

Synonyms

insanity
vspsychoticism
231 6.5

A serious mental illness that makes a person unable to think or behave normally

is narrower, stressing specific loss of reality like hallucinations and delusions
psychosis
vspsychoticism
  • Specialized
52 8.7

A severe mental illness in which a person loses touch with reality and may have false beliefs

is the state of having that disorder rather than the disorder itself
madness
vspsychoticism
  • Archaic
48 9.9

A legal state of serious mental illness found in court

is the medical condition of losing contact with reality rather than a legal label
psychopathia
vspsychoticism
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An old medical word for a mental illness

is the modern clinical state marked by hallucinations and loss of reality
insaneness
vspsychoticism
  • Archaic
9.9

A condition that makes a person very ill in the mind

is the present clinical condition defined by hallucinations, delusions, and reality loss

Antonyms

mental balance
1 4.1

A calm mind that keeps emotions steady and shows good judgment

How Psychotic

psychoticism
  • Specialized
9.9
delirium
  • Specialized
19 8.5
oddness
1 5.8
sanity
123 3.3

Surface Forms

psychoticism singular
psychoticisms plural

Morphology

psychoticism = psychotic (transparent) = psychotic + ism

A straightforward noun formation meaning the state or condition associated with being psychotic (psychotic + -ism), which learners who know 'psychotic' can plausibly infer.

Etymology

Psychoticism comes from the Greek root psyche meaning 'mind' and the word psychotic, which is linked to psychosis meaning 'a state when the mind is out of touch with reality'. So the word can also be used to talk about that kind of mental state, for example when someone sees or believes things that are not real.