psychosis

psy·cho·sis

noun \sī-ˈkō-səs\

plural psy·cho·ses\-ˌsēz\

Definition of PSYCHOSIS

: fundamental derangement of the mind (as in schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality especially as evidenced by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech and behavior

Examples of PSYCHOSIS

1. The patient suffers from some kind of psychosis.

Origin of PSYCHOSIS

New Latin

First Known Use: 1847

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with PSYCHOSIS

cirrhosis, hypnosis, kenosis, lordosis, meiosis, miosis, mitosis, narcosis, necrosis, neurosis, orthosis, osmosis, prognosis, sclerosis, stenosis, thrombosis