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psychosis

/saɪˈkoʊsɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
psych-o-sis
IPA
/saɪˈkoʊsɪs/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From psych- + -osis. Not descended from Ancient Greek ψύχωσις (psúkhōsis, “animation, principle of life”), which is a piecewise cognate.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /saɪˈkoʊsɪs/
  • British English: /saɪˈkəʊsɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

psychoses (plural)

Derived Forms

antipsychosis metapsychosis micropsychosis monopsychosis neuropsychosis nonpsychosis pharmacopsychosis postpsychosis prepsychosis psychotic zoochosis

Phrases

AI psychosis chatbot psychosis disintegrative psychosis Korsakoff's psychosis LLM psychosis nutmeg psychosis prison psychosis unitary psychosis

Homonyms

sycosis

Rhymes With

diagnosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis fibrosis necrosis cirrhosis thrombosis symbiosis neurosis meiosis acidosis

Questions

How do you pronounce psychosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /saɪˈkoʊsɪs/.
What does psychosis mean?
A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.
Where does psychosis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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