psychotic

BrE /ˈsaɪkətɒk/ AmE /ˈsɑːkətɔːk/

adjective en → es

1 MENTAL HEALTH [attributive, predicative] C1

relating to a serious mental illness in which someone loses touch with reality and may behave violently or abnormally

psicótico, perturbado mentalmente

  • a psychotic episode
  • be diagnosed as psychotic

Collocations psychotic behavior · psychotic disorder

  • He was admitted to the hospital after a severe psychotic episode.

    Fue ingresado en el hospital después de un episodio psicótico severo.

2 EXTREME [attributive, predicative] B2

extremely bad or unreasonable; showing a lack of control and understanding

extremadamente malo, irracional

  • psychotic behavior
  • be described as psychotic

Collocations psychotic reaction · psychotic state of mind

  • Her actions were considered psychotic by her colleagues.

    Sus acciones fueron consideradas psicóticas por sus colegas.