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- DictionaryPsy·cho/ˈsīkō/
noun
- 1. an unstable and aggressive person: "my ex is a total psycho"
adjective
- 1. exhibiting unstable and aggressive behavior: "there's some kind of psycho shark out there"
: of, relating to, or being a person who is mentally or emotionally unsound or unstable especially in a way that results in dangerous or violent behavior. Synonyms. Noun. bug. crackbrain. crazy. fool. fruitcake. head case. loony. lunatic. maniac. nutcase. nutter [ British slang] psychopath. sickie. sicko. wacko. whacko.
psycho. adjective. informal uk / ˈsaɪ.kəʊ / us / ˈsaɪ.koʊ /. (of a person) crazy and frightening: He suddenly went psycho and started shooting in all directions. He plays a psycho killer who pushes a woman down a flight of stairs to her death. Fewer examples. I was in Ireland with my psycho family.
Psycho definition: a psychopathic or psychotic person.. See examples of PSYCHO used in a sentence.
psycho. adjective. informal us / ˈsaɪ.koʊ / uk / ˈsaɪ.kəʊ /. (of a person) crazy and frightening: He suddenly went psycho and started shooting in all directions. He plays a psycho killer who pushes a woman down a flight of stairs to her death. Fewer examples. I was in Ireland with my psycho family.
A psycho is someone who has serious mental problems and who may act in a violent way without feeling sorry for what they have done.
Psycho is a slang term for someone who is mentally unstable or afflicted with a psychosis. Your best friend risks looking like a psycho if she keeps stalking her ex-boyfriend months after their breakup. Psycho comes from the Greek word psykho, which means mental.
What does the word psycho mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word psycho. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. psycho is considered offensive. psycho has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. psychoanalysis (1910s) psychiatry (1910s) See meaning & use.
a combining form representing psyche (psychological) or psychological (psychoanalysis). Also, esp. before a vowel, psych-. [< Greek, comb. form of psȳchḗ ; see psyche ]
Definition of psycho – Learner’s Dictionary. psycho. noun [ C ] informaluk/ˈsaɪkəʊ/us. someone who is crazy and frightening. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.
a combining form representing psyche ( psychological ) and psychological ( psychoanalysis ) in compound words.
