Psychosis

/saɪˈkoʊ.sɪs/ noun

Definition

A severe mental condition characterized by a disconnection from reality, often involving delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking.

Etymology

From Greek 'psychosis' meaning 'a giving of life, animation,' from 'psyche' (soul, mind) + '-osis' (condition). Modern psychiatric sense from 19th century.

Kelly Says

Psychosis is when the brain loses its grip on what's real — you might see, hear, or believe things that aren't there. It's a medical emergency, not a character flaw.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማንኮረኛ
manikorenʸa
ARالعربية
فصام
faṣām
BNবাংলা
মানসিক রোগ
mānsik rog
CACatalà
psicosi
psiˈkɔzi
CSČeština
psychoza
psɪˈxɔza
DADansk
psykose
psyˈkʰoːsə
DEDeutsch
Psychose
psyˈçoːzə
ELΕλληνικά
ψύχωση
psyˈço.si
ESEspañol
psicosis
psiˈko.sis
FAفارسی
روان‌پریشی
ravān-paryeši
FISuomi
psykoosi
psyˈkoːsi
FRFrançais
psychose
psy.koz
GUGU
માનસિક રોગ
mānsik rog
HAHA
ciwon hali
ciwon hali
HEעברית
פסיכוז
psiḵoz
HIहिन्दी
मानसिक रोग
mānsik rog
HUMagyar
pszichózis
psɪˈxoːziʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
psikosis
psi.ko.sis
IGIG
ọrịa ụwa
ọrịa ụwa
ITItaliano
psicosi
psiˈkoːzi
JA日本語
精神病
seishin byō
KKKK
психоз
psixoz
KMKM
ជំងឺចិត្ត
chŏng cit
KO한국어
정신병
jeong-sin-byeong
MRMR
मानसिक विकार
mānsik vikār
MSBahasa Melayu
psikosis
psi.ko.sis
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ရောဂါ
ceik yauk gwa
NLNederlands
psychose
psyˈkoːzə
NONorsk
psykose
psyˈkɔsə
PAPA
ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਰੋਗ
mānsik rog
PLPolski
psychoza
psɨˈt͡sɔza
PTPortuguês
psicose
psiˈkɔzi
RORomână
psihóză
psi.hoˈzə
RUРусский
психоз
psixɔz
SVSvenska
psykos
psyˈkoːs
SWKiswahili
akili mbaya
a.ki.li m.baya
TAதமிழ்
மனநோய்
mananōy
TEతెలుగు
మానసిక వ్యాధి
mānasi ka vyādhi
THไทย
โรคจิต
rokh cit
TLTL
sikosis
si.ko.sis
TRTürkçe
psikoz
psi.koz
UKУкраїнська
психоз
psyˈxoz
URاردو
دماغی بیماری
dimāġī bīmārī
VITiếng Việt
tâm thần phân liệt
tâm thần phân liệt
YOYO
àrùn ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀
àrùn ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀
ZH中文
精神病
jīng shén bìng
ZUZU
isifo sesithunzi
isifo sesithunzi

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