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psychotic Definition

psy·chotic (sī kätik)

adjective

  1. of, or having the nature of, a psychosis
  2. having a psychosis

noun

a person who has a psychosis

psychotic Related Forms

psy·chot·i·cal·ly adverb

psychotic Synonyms

psychotic

modif.

psychotic Usage Examples

Preposition: in

nature: The problems may put the individual at risk, and will generally be psychotic in nature.

Noun used with modifier

odd-ball: The deformed mutants and odd-ball psychotics will have their place in my Legions of Terror.

Modifies a noun

  • episode: My small bundle of fluff is having a psychotic episode.
  • symptom: For psychotic symptoms are now less you can become.
  • illness: In a small number of cases a psychotic illness 16 was suspected.
  • disorder: Table is from parity mandates psychotic disorder was in excellent health.
  • killer: Find out what happens when a psychotic superhuman serial killer is!
  • rage: In contrast to most popular explanations, no shooter suddenly ' snapped ' in a psychotic rage.

Modifying Another Word

  • almost: Brought to breaking point by an almost psychotic woman he is in love with, John makes an unlikely ally for Ben.
  • not: I have given up in the past and only suffered irritability, not psychotic depression.
  • acutely: Everything, that is, except if you happen to become acutely psychotic and violent, or actively suicidal.
  • even: Anxiety reactions, even psychotic reactions, may result.
  • slightly: John Cazale also merits attention as Sal, his slightly psychotic sidekick.
  • floridly: They were floridly psychotic, young, strong, male and on locked wards for a good reason.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: The Daily Mail hates the BBC with a passion that seems clinically psychotic.
  • go: The inner levels are quite dangerous too, and people often go psychotic on them.