psycho
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psycho-
(word root) mind, spirit, soulExamples of words with the root psycho-: psychology
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psy·cho
(sī′kō) Slangn. pl. psy·chos
A psychopath.
adj.
Mentally deranged; crazy.
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psycho
(ˈsaɪkəʊ)n, adjpl -chos
(Psychiatry) an informal and offensive word for psychopath or psychopathic. See psychopath
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psy•cho
(ˈsaɪ koʊ)n., pl. -chos,
adj. Slang. n.
1. a psychopathic person; psychopath.
adj. 2. psychopathic.
[1935–40; shortened form]
psycho-
a combining form representing psyche (psychological) or psychological (psychoanalysis). Also, esp. before a vowel,psych-.
[< Greek, comb. form of psȳchḗ; see psyche]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() cataleptic - a person suffering from catalepsy schizophrenic - someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia |
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psycho
n (inf) → Verrückte(r) mf
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