psychotic

English

Etymology

Derived in English from psychosis +‎ -tic; compare French psychotique, German psychotisch. Attested from the late 19th century. Compare earlier neurotic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsaɪˈkɒtɪk/
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Adjective

psychotic (comparative more psychotic, superlative most psychotic)

Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.
- 2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 152:
  She suffered psychotic episodes during which she believed herself to be spied upon by light bulbs.

Derived terms

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Translations

of, related to, or suffering from psychosis

Catalan: psicòtic
Finnish: psykoottinen (fi)
French: psychotique (fr)
German: psychotisch (de)
Greek: ψυχωτικός (el) m (psychotikós)
Hungarian: pszichotikus (hu)
Italian: psicotico (it)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: psykotisk

Nynorsk: psykotisk
Portuguese: psicótico (pt)
Russian: психоти́ческий (ru) (psixotíčeskij)
Spanish: psicótico (es)
Swedish: psykotisk (sv)
Turkish: psikotik

Noun

psychotic (plural psychotics)

A person affected by psychosis.

Translations

a person affected by psychosis

Finnish: psykootikko (fi)
French: psychotique (fr) m or f
German: Psychotiker (de) m, Psychotikerin (de) f
Greek: ψυχωτικός (el) m (psychotikós)
Hungarian: pszichotikus ember
Sicilian: pissicòticu m, psicòticu m
Turkish: psikoz hastası, psikozlu (tr)

References

“psychotic, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2007.

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