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Related to psychotic: psychotic depression, psychopath, neurotic, sociopath, Psychotic disorder, Psychotic episode
psy·chot·ic
(sī-kŏt′ĭk)adj.
Of, relating to, or affected by psychosis.
n.
A person affected by psychosis.
[psych(osis) + -otic.]
psy·chot′i·cal·ly adv.
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psychotic
(saɪˈkɒtɪk) psychiatryadj
(Psychiatry) of, relating to, or characterized by psychosis
n
(Psychiatry) a person experiencing psychosis
psyˈchotically adv
Usage: It is preferable to talk about a person experiencing psychosis rather than a psychotic, which reduces a person's individuality
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psy•chot•ic
(saɪˈkɒt ɪk)adj.
1. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis.
n. 2. a person afflicted with psychosis.
[1890–95]
psy•chot′i•cal•ly, adv.
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Noun | 1. | psychotic - a person afflicted with psychosis cataleptic - a person suffering from catalepsy schizophrenic - someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia |
Adj. | 1. | psychotic - characteristic of or suffering from psychosis medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter" |
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psychotic
adjective
1. mad, mental (slang), insane, lunatic, demented, unbalanced, deranged, psychopathic, round the bend (Brit. slang), certifiable, off your head (slang), off your trolley (slang), not right in the head, non compos mentis (Latin), off your rocker (slang), off your chump He was diagnosed as psychotic and schizophrenic.
noun
1. lunatic, maniac, psychopath, nut (slang), psycho (slang), loony (slang), madman, nutter (Brit. slang), basket case (slang), nutcase (slang), headcase (informal), mental case (slang), headbanger (informal) Personality disorder can be found in some psychotics.
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Translations
PsychotikerPsychotikerinpsychotisch
psykootikkopsykoottinen
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psychotic
[saɪˈkɒtɪk] adj
[person] → psychotique
[symptoms, episode] → psychotique
n → psychotique mf
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psychotic
[saɪˈkɒtɪk] adj & n → psicotico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
psy·chot·ic
a. psicótico-a, rel. a o que sufre de una psicosis.
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psychotic
adj & n psicótico -ca mfEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.