psychosis

CEFRB2

/saɪˈkəʊsɪs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A serious mental condition involving lost contact with reality.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.

Examples

  • Fortunately, I have never succumbed to the psychosis they call love.

  • Fadil's psychosis took over.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /saɪˈkoʊsɪs/

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Origin

noun

From psych- + -osis or from Ancient Greek ψύχωσις (psúkhōsis, “animation, principle of life”).