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semipsychotic

adj

Etymology

From semi- + psychotic.

  1. derived from ψύχωσις
  2. formed as psychotic — “psychosis + -tic”
  3. prefixed as semipsychotic — “semi + psychotic”

Definitions

  1. Somewhat but not entirely psychotic.

    • Similarly, the effects of marihuana being smoked in the context of police persecution invite feelings of paranoia and semipsychotic episodes.
    • Nearly all of his adult life has been spent in deadening work that pays well and relationships with semipsychotic women.
    • After just an hour, it was common for subjects to fall into a semipsychotic state.

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