Definition of PSYCHOSIS

psychosis

Meanings

Plural: psychoses

Noun

  • any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
  • A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.

Origin / Etymology

From psych- + -osis or from Ancient Greek ψύχωσις (psúkhōsis, “animation, principle of life”).

Scrabble Score: 19

psychosis is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
psychosis is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
psychosis is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

psychosis is a valid Words With Friends word