semipsychotic

English

Etymology

From semi- +‎ psychotic.

Adjective

semipsychotic (comparative more semipsychotic, superlative most semipsychotic)

1. Somewhat but not entirely psychotic.
   • 1977, Drugs and Politics‎^[1], →ISBN, page 126:

     Similarly, the effects of marihuana being smoked in the context of police persecution invite feelings of paranoia and semipsychotic episodes.

   • 2005, Michael Eigen, Emotional Storm‎^[2], →ISBN, page 53:

     Nearly all of his adult life has been spent in deadening work that pays well and relationships with semipsychotic women.

   • 2011, Keith Thomson, Once a Spy‎^[3], →ISBN, page 159:

     After just an hour, it was common for subjects to fall into a semipsychotic state.