Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or affected by psychosis.
- noun A person affected by psychosis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or relating to a psychosis.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, related to, or suffering from
psychosis . - noun A person affected by psychosis.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characteristic of or suffering from psychosis
- noun a person afflicted with psychosis
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In the tradition of the psychotic's use of language I would like to recommend that we discard the term psychotic altogether and substitute the word pain for his condition.
The Poetry of Madness Withheld, Name 1964
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Böcklin was talking about what I call psychotic persistence.
jlake.com 2009
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"I have heard stories of kids having what they call psychotic breakdowns in kindergarten, kids who are distressed because they are 'kindergarten failures' because they can't read and they can't write," she says.
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And yes, to all the crazy fans out there, being called psychotic is an insult.
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How anyone can claim to be sane after encouraging the tea-baggers to act even more psychotic is beyond me.
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Humoring a psychotic is one way of getting out the door in one piece.
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If your protagonist comes across as unfriendly, ubertormented or just plain psychotic, the agent may not want to spend more than a few graphs with them before moving on to clear more slush from their desk.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Agents and the First Two Pages 2007
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At the drugs worse it can also lead to long-term psychotic illnesses including schizophrenia.
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If so, this would explain psychotic episodes later in Chenggong's life and, perhaps, his early death. 32 In any case, Beyer prescribed medicine, which Chenggong required him to prepare in front of his own doctor, who inspected the ingredients carefully before allowing Beyer to add them, "even though he had no understanding of them."
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After six months the men became apathetic, depressed, prone to outbursts of anger, and unable to function well in work or social situations; in some cases their behavior was characterized by psychotic levels of disorganization.
Failing at FAIRNESS Myra David Sadker 2003
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word psychotic
“The difference between a neurotic, a psychotic, and a psychiatrist. The neurotic builds castles in the sky, the psychotic lives in them and the psychiatrist collects the rent.�?
July 23, 2009