Psychotic: meaning, definitions and examples
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psychotic
[ saɪˈkɒtɪk ]
mental health
Relating to, denoting, or suffering from a psychosis. Psychotic disorders are severe mental disorders that cause abnormal thinking and perceptions. People with psychosis may hear voices or have strange and irrational beliefs.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He was diagnosed with psychotic depression and was prescribed medication.
- The psychotic patient was hospitalized for treatment.
informal
Behaving in an extremely irrational or violent way. It is often used to describe someone's intense or unpredictable behavior.
Synonyms
irrational, unpredictable, violent
Examples of usage
- After losing the game, he went psychotic and started yelling at everyone.
- Her psychotic reaction to the news shocked everyone around her.
Translations
Translations of the word "psychotic" in other languages:
🇵🇹 psicótico
🇮🇳 मनोविकारी
🇩🇪 psychotisch
🇮🇩 psikotik
🇺🇦 психотичний
🇵🇱 psychotyczny
🇯🇵 精神病の (せいしんびょうの)
🇫🇷 psychotique
🇪🇸 psicótico
🇹🇷 psikotik
🇰🇷 정신병의 (jeongsinbyeong-ui)
🇸🇦 ذهاني (dhihani)
🇨🇿 psychotický
🇸🇰 psychotický
🇨🇳 精神病的 (jīngshén bìng de)
🇸🇮 psihotičen
🇮🇸 geðveikur
🇰🇿 психотикалық
🇬🇪 ფსიქოზური (psikozuri)
🇦🇿 psixotik
🇲🇽 psicótico
Etymology
The word 'psychotic' originated in the late 19th century from the Greek word 'psykhē', meaning 'soul' or 'mind', combined with the suffix '-otic' indicating a state or condition. It was first used in the context of mental health to describe severe mental disorders characterized by a loss of contact with reality.