psychotic Definition
psy·chotic (sī kät′ik)
adjective
- of, or having the nature of, a psychosis
- having a psychosis
noun
a person who has a psychosis
psychotic Related Forms
psy·chot′·i·cal·ly adverb
psychotic Synonyms
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
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