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psycho Definition

psycho ()

adjective, noun pl. -·chos

Informal psychotic, psychopathic, psychopath, and, earlier, psychoneurotic

psycho* Synonyms

psycho*

modif.

mad, crazy, psychopathic, loony*, crazed*, screwy*; see also insane 1.

psycho Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • go: For Angel to go psycho again the next time you give him a happy?
  • play: Good at playing psycho - terrible at making it plausible that he could get by in the real world unnoticed.
  • see: Now, I've seen some movie psychos in my time but this... Blimey!

Adjective modifier

  • French: This is the only album put out by these French psychos, a classic and solid piece of French Psychobilly history.
  • pure: Max Zorin was a pure psycho and that's what made him a great villain!
  • complete: Came across as a complete psycho, but is probably a much different person off the pitch.

Modifies a noun

  • thriller: They can turn my witty romantic comedy into a psycho thriller or a cartoon.
  • killer: The psycho killer drags a blade across a woman's face, the camera recording every grisly detail.
  • babble: MATTHEWS: Well, now we get into some psycho babble right up front.
  • fan: Karen: yeah DJ: are you the psycho fan from Tampa?
  • therapy: There, in the scientific journals, was clear proof that ' optimum nutrition ' produced results better than drugs and psycho therapy combined.
  • intervention: A selection of psycho educational interventions were employed for this purpose.

Used with adjective complement

go: When she came home last night I went psycho.

Noun used with modifier

  • gun-toting: Together with a supporting cast of coked-up gun-toting psychos, they inhabit a god-forsaken society where violence is the glue that binds everything together.
  • screen: Take a plane full of the biggest screen psychos doing the rounds today.
  • school: Or unless you get a kick out of getting a kicking from your old school psycho.