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PSYCHOSIS

\sa͡ɪkˈə͡ʊsɪs], \sa‍ɪkˈə‍ʊsɪs], \s_aɪ_k_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of PSYCHOSIS

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Any vital action or activity.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

1. Any mental state or condition. 2. A disorder of the mind, insanity.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Certain cerebral matter.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

(pl. -oses). mental derangement esp. one not due to organic lesion or neurosis. [Greek]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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