Definitions | psychosis |
| noun (psychoses)
- A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.
Translations: - French: psychose
- German: Psychose
Etymology: :From psykhe- "mind" (see psyche) + -osis "abnormal condition". Ancient Greek psykhosis meant "animation, principle of life".
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