psychotic
English
Etymology
Derived in English from psychosis + -tic; compare French psychotique, German psychotisch. Attested from the late 19th century. Compare earlier neurotic.
Pronunciation
Adjective
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.
Translations
Noun
psychotic (plural psychotics)
- A person affected by psychosis.
Translations
a person affected by psychosis
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References
- “psychotic, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2007.