psychotic
adjective/saɪˈkɒtɪk/
/saɪˈkɑːtɪk/
(psychology)- affected or caused by a serious mental illness, in which somebody sees or hears things that are not there, or believes things that are not true
- a psychotic disorder/illness
- He suffered a psychotic episode two years ago.
- a psychotic patient
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