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View synonyms for psychosis

psychosis

[ sahy-koh-sis ]

noun

Psychiatry.
plural psychoses
  1. a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality.
  2. any severe form of mental disorder, as schizophrenia or paranoia.


psychosis

/ saɪˈkəʊsɪs /

noun

  1. any form of severe mental disorder in which the individual's contact with reality becomes highly distorted Compare neurosis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

psychosis

/ sī-kōsĭs /

, Plural psychoses sī-kōsēz

  1. A mental state caused by psychiatric or organic illness, characterized by a loss of contact with reality and an inability to think rationally. A psychotic person often behaves inappropriately and is incapable of normal social functioning.

psychosis

  1. A severe mental disorder, more serious than neurosis , characterized by disorganized thought processes, disorientation in time and space, hallucinations , and delusions . Paranoia , manic depression, megalomania , and schizophrenia are all psychoses. One who suffers from psychosis is psychotic.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of psychosis1

First recorded in 1840–50, psychosis is from the Late Greek word psȳ́chōsis animation, principle of life. See psych-, -osis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of psychosis1

C19: New Latin, from psycho- + -osis
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Example Sentences

But among those to have had claims rejected since PIP's introduction in 2013 are thousands living with life-changing conditions including cancer, blindness, psychosis, deafness and epilepsy.

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However, like the first game, it was praised for its sensitive depiction of the main character's psychosis.

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He had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder and drug-induced psychosis.

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The rates of nonspecified psychosis also increased during this time among people with this label in their record, said Dr. Daniel T. Myran, the lead author and a researcher at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.

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It was documented that Calocane's behaviour was an episode of psychosis brought on by the stress of course work and a forthcoming exam, coupled with a lack of sleep.

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