psy·cho·sis
noun/saɪˈkəʊsɪs/
/saɪˈkəʊsɪs/
[countable, uncountable] (plural psychoses
/saɪˈkəʊsiːz/
/saɪˈkəʊsiːz/
)- a serious mental health condition in which somebody sees or hears things that are not there, or believes things that are not true
see also psychotic一种严重的心理健康状况,即某人看到或听到不存在的事情,或相信不真实的事情 WordfinderTopics Mental healthc2- anorexia
- autism
- bipolar disorder
- condition
- dementia
- depression
- paranoia
- psychosis
- schizophrenia
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek psukhōsis ‘animation’, from psukhoō ‘I give life to’, from psukhē ‘soul, mind’.