psychosis
noun /saɪˈkəʊsɪs/
/saɪˈkəʊsɪs/
[countable, uncountable] (plural psychoses
/saɪˈkəʊsiːz/
/saɪˈkəʊsiːz/
)- a serious mental illness that makes a person lose contact with reality see also psychoticWordfinderTopics Illnessc2
- anorexia
- autism
- bipolar disorder
- condition
- dementia
- depression
- paranoia
- psychosis
- schizophrenia
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek psukhōsis ‘animation’, from psukhoō ‘I give life to’, from psukhē ‘soul, mind’.