psychosis

/saɪˈkoʊsɪs/

psych·osis

BrE /saɪˈkəʊsɪs/

NAmE /saɪˈkoʊsɪs/

[C, U] (

plural

psych·oses

BrE /saɪˈkəʊsiːz/

NAmE /saɪˈkoʊsiːz/

)

a serious mental illness that makes a person lose contact with reality

➡  see also psychotic