I. (ˈ)sī|käd.]ik, -ät], ]ēk adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin psychosis, after such pairs as New Latin narcosis : English narcotic
: of, relating to, or marked by psychosis
suffered a psychotic break from reality — K.S. Felton
he is psychotic and unable to stand trial — David Abrahamsen
• psy·chot·i·cal·ly ]ə̇k(ə)lē, ]ēk-, -li\ adverb
II. noun
( -s )
: a psychotic individual