psychosis
noun
psy·cho·sis
sī-ˈkō-səs 
plural psychoses
sī-ˈkō-ˌsēz
: a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
Examples of psychosis in a Sentence
The patient suffers from some kind of psychosis.
Recent Examples on the Web
By forcing Senua on an introspective journey the first time around, the original game (which was brief at only seven hours) leaned into the debilitating fatigue and confusion of psychosis.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
Meth, a highly addictive stimulant that nurtures psychoses, was so utterly transforming him that Ms. Stevens collected their daughter and left.
—Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Potential side effects of the drug are still being studied but can include psychosis and addiction.
—Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
Records show Patient 2 was involuntarily committed to South Florida State Hospital on April 20, 2023, after his psychiatrist diagnosed him as suffering from symptoms of schizophrenia and psychosis.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
Intoxication and cyclical vomiting (cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome) and alarming psychiatric symptoms such as psychosis are among the top problems bringing some marijuana users to the hospital.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 3 May 2024
Dharmesh Patel’s psychosis, and his potential recovery, took center stage at a hearing Wednesday to determine whether the doctor will be admitted into a mental health diversion program rather than face trial on charges of attempting to murder his wife and two children in the January 2023 crash.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
Some people who have reported uncomfortable highs, and in some circumstances, panic attacks, psychosis, and hospitalization after taking a delta-8 or other hemp product.
—Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination; Amy Yurkanin, Al.com; John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
In rare cases, giving birth can cause postpartum psychosis, which is a mental health emergency.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 27 Mar. 2024
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
Meth, a highly addictive stimulant that nurtures psychoses, was so utterly transforming him that Ms. Stevens collected their daughter and left.
—Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Potential side effects of the drug are still being studied but can include psychosis and addiction.
—Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
Records show Patient 2 was involuntarily committed to South Florida State Hospital on April 20, 2023, after his psychiatrist diagnosed him as suffering from symptoms of schizophrenia and psychosis.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
Intoxication and cyclical vomiting (cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome) and alarming psychiatric symptoms such as psychosis are among the top problems bringing some marijuana users to the hospital.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 3 May 2024
Dharmesh Patel’s psychosis, and his potential recovery, took center stage at a hearing Wednesday to determine whether the doctor will be admitted into a mental health diversion program rather than face trial on charges of attempting to murder his wife and two children in the January 2023 crash.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
Some people who have reported uncomfortable highs, and in some circumstances, panic attacks, psychosis, and hospitalization after taking a delta-8 or other hemp product.
—Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination; Amy Yurkanin, Al.com; John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
In rare cases, giving birth can cause postpartum psychosis, which is a mental health emergency.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Psychosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychosis. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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psychosis
noun
psy·cho·sis
sī-ˈkō-səs
plural psychoses
-ˈkō-ˌsēz
: a serious mental illness marked by loss of or greatly lessened ability to test whether what one is thinking and feeling about the real world is really true
Medical Definition
psychosis
noun
psy·cho·sis
sī-ˈkō-səs
plural psychoses
-ˌsēz
: a serious mental illness (as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
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