psychotic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived in English from psychosis + -tic; compare French psychotique, German psychotisch. Attested from the late 19th century. Compare earlier neurotic.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˌsaɪˈkɒtɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective[edit]
psychotic (comparative more psychotic, superlative most psychotic)
- Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.
- 2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 152:
- She suffered psychotic episodes during which she believed herself to be spied upon by light bulbs.
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Noun[edit]
psychotic (plural psychotics)
- A person affected by psychosis.
Translations[edit]
a person affected by psychosis
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References[edit]
- “psychotic, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2007.