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psychotically

psy·chot·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahy-kot-ik]
    • /saɪˈkɒt ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahy-kot-ik]
    • /saɪˈkɒt ɪk/

Definitions of psychotically word

  • adjective psychotically Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid. 1
  • adjective psychotically Psychiatry. of or relating to psychosis: psychotic symptoms; psychotic delusion. 1
  • adjective psychotically (loosely) mentally unstable: The man who threw a stone through the convenience store window must be psychotic. Synonyms: loony, crazy, nutty, nuts, bonkers; kooky, cuckoo, daft, batty, screwy, potty. 1
  • adjective psychotically intensely upset, anxious, or angry; crazy: My dad gets so psychotic when I come home even a little bit late. Synonyms: crazed, furious, enraged, wrathful, irate, incensed, infuriated; livid, pissed off. 1
  • noun psychotically Psychiatry. a person afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) psychopath, madman, maniac, lunatic. 1
  • noun psychotically (loosely) someone who is mentally unstable: I always cross the street when I have to go past that homeless shelter; it's full of psychotics. Synonyms: nut, kook, cuckoo, loony, loon. 1
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Origin of psychotically

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-85; psych(osis) + -otic

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Parts of speech for Psychotically

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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psychotically popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for psychotically

adj psychotically

  • absurdly — utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
  • deliriously — Pathology. affected with or characteristic of delirium.
  • dementedly — crazy; insane; mad.
  • devotedly — zealous or ardent in attachment, loyalty, or affection: a devoted friend.
  • distractedly — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.

adv psychotically

  • crazily — If something moves crazily, it moves in a way or in a direction that you do not expect.
  • maniacally — of or relating to mania or a maniac.

adjective psychotically

  • desperately — reckless or dangerous because of despair, hopelessness, or urgency: a desperate killer.
  • energetically — In an energetic manner.
  • exceedingly — Extremely.
  • excessively — To a greater degree or in greater amounts than is necessary, normal, or desirable; inordinately.
  • excitedly — In an excited manner; .

adverb psychotically

  • rabidly — irrationally extreme in opinion or practice: a rabid isolationist; a rabid baseball fan.
  • witlessly — In a witless manner.
All 32 Synonyms of psychotically

Antonyms for psychotically

adjective psychotically

  • calmly — You can use calmly to emphasize that someone is behaving in a very controlled or ordinary way in a frightening or unusual situation.
  • normally — in a normal or regular way: The wound is healing normally.
All 2 Antonyms of psychotically

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