Etymology

psychosis

psych·o·sis
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Today it means: A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ψύχωσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromψύχωσις“animation, principle of life”
  2. English todaypsychosis

From psych- + -osis. Not descended from Ancient Greek ψύχωσις (psúkhōsis, “animation, principle of life”), which is a piecewise cognate.

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