Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A psychopath.
- adjective Mentally deranged; crazy.
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- adjective
Psychotic , or otherwiseinsane . - noun pejorative, slang A
person who ispsychotic or otherwiseinsane . - noun pejorative, slang A
person who acts in abizarre ordangerous manner. - noun informal A class, at a college or university, in which
psychology is taught.
Etymologies
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Examples
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As Zeh puts it, von Neumann's motivation for introducing collapse was to save what he called psycho-physical parallelism (arguably supervenience of the mental on the physical: only one mental state is experienced, so there should be only one corresponding component in the physical state).
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He makes it his business to change people's minds for them instead of petting their minds and he does the precise thing I have in mine except that he confines himself in doing it to what he calls psycho-mechanics -- to
The Ghost in the White House Some suggestions as to how a hundred million people (who are supposed in a vague, helpless way to haunt the white house) can mak Gerald Stanley Lee 1903
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"Our expertise is in providing child safe spaces and providing basically what we call psycho social support," Ms Gibbs said.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
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“I think that’s a question better fit for a team of doctors, all with the word psycho in their title.”
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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“I think that’s a question better fit for a team of doctors, all with the word psycho in their title.”
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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Narcissism, in psycho-therapeutic parlance, is a term used to indicate a superficial personality type with a hyper-inflated sense of self to compensate for a grievously wounded core.
Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: Nice But Not Good: The Art of Spotting Narcissists Judith Acosta 2010
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Good luck America, if this pathological lair and psycho is your best hope as your first female President.
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Each has their own preference in psycho-pharmaceuticals.
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Narcissism, in psycho-therapeutic parlance, is a term used to indicate a superficial personality type with a hyper-inflated sense of self to compensate for a grievously wounded core.
Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: Nice But Not Good: The Art of Spotting Narcissists Judith Acosta 2010
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The creator (i.e. el perro) named me a psycho without knowing the true psycho is his own friend, who seeks psychologist help.
How to earn money from blogging controversial topics Jerine 2008
seanmacdhai commented on the word psycho
this is one badazz word. i love the way it sounds when you say it.
February 7, 2009