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psy⋅cho

  [sahy-koh] noun, plural -chos, adjective Slang.
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–noun
1. a psychopathic or neurotic person.
–adjective
2. psychopathic; psychoneurotic.
Origin:
1935–40; shortened form

psycho-

 
a combining form representing psyche (psychological) and psychological (psychoanalysis) in compound words.
Also, especially before a vowel, psych-.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of psȳch breath, spirit, soul, mind; akin to psȳ́chein to blow (see psykter )
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psy·cho   (sī'kō)   
n.   pl. psy·chos
A psychopath.
adj.  Crazy; insane.
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psycho 
1927 (adj.), shortening of psychological; 1936 as shortening of psychopathic (adj.). The noun , short for psychopath, is attested from 1942.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: psy·cho
Pronunciation: 'sI-(")kO
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural psychos
: a deranged or psychopathic individual—not used technically —psycho adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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psycho psy·cho (sī'kō)
n.
A psychopath. adj.
Crazy; insane.

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psycho
psychopath
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