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Meaning of Psychosis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
saɪˈkəʊsɪs

Definitions

A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Català psicosi
Čeština psychóza
Cymraeg gorffwylledd
Dansk psykose
Deutsch Psychose
Ελληνικά ψύχωση
Esperanto psikozo
Español psicosis
Suomi psykoosi
Français psychose
Հայերեն փսիխոզ
Bahasa Indonesia psikosis
Italiano psicosi
ქართული ფსიქოზი
한국어 정신병 정신증
Latviešu psihoze
Македонски психоза
Nederlands psychose
Polski psychoza
Português psicose
Română psihoză
Русский психоз
Српски psihoza психоза
Svenska psykos
Türkçe psikoz
Українська психоз

Examples

“Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese[…]began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated. The poisoning was irreversible, and soon ended in psychosis and death.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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