psycho

psy·cho

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sahy-koh]
- /ˈsaɪ koʊ/
- /ˈsaɪ.kəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahy-koh]
- /ˈsaɪ koʊ/

Definitions of psycho word

noun plural psycho a psychopathic or psychotic person. 1
noun plural psycho a crazy or mentally unstable person. 1
adjective psycho psychopathic or psychotic. 1
adjective psycho crazy; mentally unstable. 1
abbreviation PSYCHO psychopath 1
noun psycho psychotic person 1

See all 9 definitions of psycho

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Origin of psycho

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; by shortening

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Parts of speech for Psycho

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Psycho

psycho popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for psycho

adj psycho

aberrant — Aberrant means unusual and not socially acceptable.
amok — a state of murderous frenzy, originally observed among Malays
bananas — crazy (esp in the phrase go bananas)
certifiable — If you describe someone as certifiable, you think that their behaviour is extremely unreasonable or foolish.

noun psycho

antisocial personality — a personality disorder, beginning early in life, characterized by chronic and continuous antisocial behavior in which the rights of others are violated, as by lying, stealing, or aggressive sexual behavior.
bedlamite — a lunatic; insane person
dement — to deteriorate mentally, esp because of old age
demoniac — of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
fruitcake — a rich cake containing dried or candied fruit, nuts, etc.

adjective psycho

aper — a person who apes, a mimic
nonstandard — not standard.
orderless — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
whacko — wacko.

All 33 Synonyms of psycho