psychotic
/ˌsaɪˈkɒtɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.
Example Sentences
- "Direct evidence on psychotic behavior is the presence of either delusions or hallucinations (without insight into their pathological nature)."
- "Increasing data suggests that regular marijuana use in adolescence may also be a risk factor for developing very serious psychotic disorders, especially schizophrenia."
- "She suffered psychotic episodes during which she believed herself to be spied upon by light bulbs."
- "She couldn't possibly know that I was parking in the same spot to visit my psychotic wife on the third floor of the hospital, the floor that needed a special elevator for access."
- "Full-bodied tribal rhythms, weird bendy bass lines, screechy high-end guitar melodies, and more psychotic lyrics about "Tension," "Butchers," and "Madness.""
- "This had left the mother feeling "psychotic" and "helpless" because she could not change the family, the school, and society that she said had all caused the son harm."