psychosis

noun
/saɪˈkəʊsɪs/UK/saɪˈkoʊsɪs/US

Etymology

From psych- + -osis or from Ancient Greek ψύχωσις (psúkhōsis, “animation, principle of life”).

  1. derived from ψύχωσις

Definitions

  1. A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a…

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at psychosis. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at psychosis. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at psychosis

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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