psychotic
noun/saɪˈkɒtɪk/
/saɪˈkɑːtɪk/
(psychology)- a person who has psychosis (= a serious mental illness in which somebody sees or hears things that are not there, or believes things that are not true) Many people dislike this use and prefer to use the adjective: psychotic patients Topics Mental healthc2
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