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intensely upset, anxious, or angry; crazy: My dad gets so psychotic when I come home even a little bit late. Synonyms: crazed, furious, enraged, wrathful, irate, incensed, infuriated; livid, pissed off.
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Psychiatry. a person afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) psychopath, madman, maniac, lunatic.
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(loosely) someone who is mentally unstable: I always cross the street when I have to go past that homeless shelter; it's full of psychotics. Synonyms: nut, kook, cuckoo, loony, loon.
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someone who exhibits extreme emotion or behavior: My brother turns into a complete psychotic whenever his team loses. Synonyms: lunatic, maniac, psycho.
Related forms
psy·chot·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·psy·chot·ic, adjective
sem·i·psy·chot·ic, adjective
un·psy·chot·ic, adjective
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psychotic (saɪˈkɒtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or characterized by psychosis |
| —n | |
| 2. | a person experiencing psychosis |
| usage It is preferable to talk about a person experiencing psychosis rather than a psychotic, which reduces a person's individuality | |
| psy'chotically | |
| —adv | |
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Medical Dictionary
psychotic psy·chot·ic (sī-kŏt'ĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or affected by psychosis. n.
A person affected by psychosis.
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Science Dictionary
| psychosis (sī-kō'sĭs) Pronunciation Key
Plural psychoses (sī-kō'sēz) A mental state caused by psychiatric or organic illness, characterized by a loss of contact with reality and an inability to think rationally. A psychotic person often behaves inappropriately and is incapable of normal social functioning. psychotic adjective (sī-kŏt'ĭk) |
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Example sentences
Which makes me question the correlation between anti-social behavior and psychotic behavior.
The theories run the gamut ranging from personality disorders to affective disorders to psychotic disorders.
On one hand, he said, as a physician he wanted to be able to use everything available to help psychotic patients.
His elder brother suffered horribly and later became psychotic.
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