AMERICAN PSYCHO

Meaning of AMERICAN PSYCHO in English

a novel (1991) by Bret Easton Ellis about a young man living in Manhattan who is a psychopath (= a person suffering from a serious mental illness that causes them to behave in a violent way towards other people). The story was made into a popular film in 2000.

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AMERICAN PSYCHO — Aˌmerican ˈPsycho BrE AmE a novel by the US writer Brett Easton Ellis, that was also made into a successful …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AMERICAN PSYCHO — Американский психопат
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
AMERICAN — adj American (1. belonging to North or South America; 2. belonging to the United States)
Interlingua English vocab
PSYCHO — noun (plural ~s) Etymology: short for ~path Date: 1942 a deranged or ~pathic person, ~ adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMERICAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) American Broadcasting Co. Arabian American Oil Company American Standard Code for Information Interchange. North …
Английский словарь Британика
PSYCHO — I. ˈsī(ˌ)kō noun ( -s ) Etymology: by shortening 1. : psychoanalysis 2. [short for psychoneurotic ] : one who …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMERICAN — I. -kən noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: America, the continental region + English -an 1. : an Indian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMERICAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
Английский словарь Webster
AMERICAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PSYCHO — /suy"koh/ , n. , pl. psychos , adj. Slang. n. 1. a psychopathic or neurotic person. adj. 2. psychopathic; psychoneurotic. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMERICAN — — Americanly , adv. — Americanness , n. /euh mer"i keuhn/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the United …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PSYCHO — pref. of the mind, of the psyche
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PSYCHO — n. mentally disturbed person, person who suffers from mental illness
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AMERICAN — I. ə-ˈmer-ə-kən, -ˈmər-, -ˈme-rə- noun Date: 1568 1. : an American Indian of North America or South America 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PSYCHO — noun ( plural psychos ) Etymology: short for psychopath Date: 1942 : a deranged or psychopathic person — not used …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMERICAN — adj of or pertaining to the united states. 2. american ·adj of or pertaining to america; as, the american continent: …
Webster English vocab
PSYCHO — ■ noun ( plural ~s ) informal a ~path.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PSYCHO — [psy.cho] n, pl psychos [short for psychopath] (1942): a deranged or psychopathic person--not used technically -- psycho adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMERICAN — [Amer.i.can] n (1578) 1: an American Indian of No. America or So. America 2: a native or inhabitant of No. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PSYCHO- — psycho- combining form ▶ with stress-neutral suffix ¦saɪk əʊ AmE -oʊ — psychosocial ˌsaɪk əʊ ˈsəʊʃ ə l ◂ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PSYCHO — psycho BrE AmE ˈsaɪk əʊ AmE \ -oʊ ▷ psycho|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AMERICAN — American BrE AmE ə ˈmer ɪk ə n -ək- ▷ American|s z ▶ A ˌ merican ˈ English BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PSYCHO — / ˈsaɪkəʊ; NAmE -koʊ/ noun ( pl. -os ) ( informal ) a person who is mentally ill and who …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMERICAN — / əˈmerɪkən; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. a person from America, especially the US —see also African …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PSYCHO- — psycho- /saɪkəʊ, -kə $ -koʊ, -kə/ AmE ( also psych- ) prefix technical [ Language: Greek ; Origin: psyche ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PSYCHO — psy ‧ cho /ˈsaɪkəʊ $ -koʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural psychos ) [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: psychopath …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PSYCHO — Psycho BrE AmE (1960) a US ↑ horror film (=a film that is intended to make you feel frightened) made …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AMERICAN — I. A ‧ mer ‧ i ‧ can 1 /əˈmerəkən, əˈmerɪkən/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . relating to the US …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PSYCHO — n. & adj. colloq. --n. (pl. -os) a psychopath. --adj. psychopathic. [abbr.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AMERICAN — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PSYCHO — n. & adj. colloq. n. (pl. -os) a psychopath. adj. psychopathic. [ abbr. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AMERICAN — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AMERICAN — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
Oxford English vocab
PSYCHO- — Psycho- is added to words in order to form other words which describe or refer to things connected with the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PSYCHO — ( psychos) A psycho is someone who has serious mental problems and who may act in a violent way without …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMERICAN — ( Americans) An American person or thing belongs to or comes from the United States of America. ...the American Ambassador …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PSYCHO — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All his posse friends were psychos, deranged misfits who were cruel for kicks. ▪ Flesh-eating …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AMERICAN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a British/American etc passport ▪ She was born in India but has a British …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PSYCHO — [noun] [C], [adjective] [plural] psychos - informal for psychopath and psychopathicIn the film, she's attacked and raped by a psycho.He …
Cambridge English vocab
AMERICAN — [noun] [C], [adjective] - (a person) of or from the continents of South or North America, esp. the USHe said …
Cambridge English vocab
AMERICAN — n. American Association of Retired Persons American Broadcasting Co. Arabian American Oil Company American Standard Code for Information Interchange. North …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AMERICAN — adj. American is used with these nouns: ↑ football , ↑ history , ↑ premiere , ↑ twang
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AMERICAN — • ↑ be American/French/Japanese etc by birth
Longman Activator English vocab
PSYCHO — сущ.; разг. 1) псих, психопат, сумасшедший Syn : crank, madman 2) психоанализ; психология 3) психолог (разговорное) псих, психопат (разговорное) психованный, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMERICAN — 1. прил. американский 2. сущ. американец; американка all American ирон. ≈ стопроцентный американец, американец с головы до ног американец; американка; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PSYCHO — 1. ʹsaık|əʋ n ( pl -os -ʹsaıkəʋz ) разг. псих, психопат 2. ʹsaıkəʋ a разг. психованный, психический psycho ward - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AMERICAN — 1. əʹmerıkən n 1. американец; американка; гражданин или гражданка Соединённых Штатов the Americans - собир. американцы 2. житель или уроженец …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AMERICAN — American прил.американскийGram: American and British English 2. сущ.американец; американка•• all American ирон. — стопроцентный американец, американец с головы до ног
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PSYCHO — 1. ʹsaık|əʋ n ( pl -os -ʹsaıkəʋz ) разг. псих, психопат 2. ʹsaıkəʋ a разг. психованный, психический psycho ward - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AMERICAN — 1. əʹmerıkən n 1. американец; американка; гражданин или гражданка Соединённых Штатов the Americans - собир. американцы 2. житель или уроженец …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AMERICAN — 1. прил. американский Gram: American and British English •• as American as apple pie, as American as mom and apple …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AMERICAN — 1. прил. американский Gram: American and British English •• as American as apple pie, as American as mom and apple pie — традиционный для американского …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AMERICAN — прил. американский - American Business Center - American Business Initiative - american depositary receipt - American Depository Receipt - American Exchange - American Institute of Accountants - American …
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PSYCHO — I n sl 1) The kid's a psycho — Этот парень психопат 2) I don't want anybody calling me psycho again — Я больше …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PSYCHO — I n sl 1) The kid's a psycho — Этот парень психопат 2) I don't want anybody calling me psycho …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PSYCHO — psycho n sl 1. The kid's a psycho Этот парень психопат 2. I don't want anybody calling me psycho again …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PSYCHO — I 1) The kid's a psycho — Этот парень психопат 2) I don't want anybody calling me psycho again — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Англо-Русский сленговый словарь
PSYCHO — сущ.; разг. 1) псих, психопат, сумасшедший Syn : crank, madman 2) психоанализ; психология 3) психолог (разговорное) псих, психопат (разговорное) психованный, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMERICAN — 1. прил. американский 2. сущ. американец; американка all American ирон. ≈ стопроцентный американец, американец с головы до ног американец; американка; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS — arts of the aboriginal Americans, often called American Indians. The art itself is often referred to as Indian art. The …
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