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psychotic
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psy·chot·ic  (s-ktk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or affected by psychosis.
n.
A person affected by psychosis.


psy·choti·cal·ly adv.

psychotic [saɪˈkɒtɪk] Psychiatry
adj
(Psychiatry) of, relating to, or characterized by psychosis
n
(Psychiatry) a person suffering from psychosis
psychotically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.psychotic - a person afflicted with psychosispsychotic - a person afflicted with psychosis    
cataleptic - a person suffering from catalepsy
paranoiac, paranoid - a person afflicted with paranoia
schizophrenic - someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia
diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness
Adj.1.psychotic - characteristic of or suffering from psychosis
medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

psychotic
adjective
mad, mental (slang), insane, lunatic, demented, unbalanced, deranged, psychopathic, round the bend (Brit. slang), certifiable, off your head (slang), off your trolley (slang), not right in the head, non compos mentis (Latin), off your rocker (slang), off your chump He was diagnosed as psychotic and schizophrenic.
noun
lunatic, maniac, psychopath, nut (slang), psycho (slang), loony (slang), madman, nutter (Brit. slang), basket case (slang), nutcase (slang), headcase (informal), mental case (slang), headbanger (informal) Personality disorder can be found in some psychotics.
Translations
psychotic [saɪˈkɒtɪk]
A. ADJpsicótico
B. Npsicótico/a m/f
psychotic [saɪˈkɒtɪk]
adj
[person] → psychotique
[symptoms, episode] → psychotique
npsychotique mf
psychotic
adjpsychotisch; psychotic illnessPsychose f
nPsychotiker(in) m(f)
psychotic [saɪˈkɒtɪk] adj & npsicotico/a


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Considering factors such as diabetes and lifestyle, researchers found that patients with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders were still more likely to die from heart disease.
His trial heard he had been without medication for a severe psychotic disorder for three days before the killing in a Mountjoy holding cell he shared with six others.
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