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psycho-

(word root) mind, spirit, soul

Examples of words with the root psycho-: psychology

psy·cho

(sī′kō) Slang

n. pl. psy·chos

A psychopath.

adj.

Mentally deranged; crazy.

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psycho

(ˈsaɪkəʊ)

n, adjpl -chos

(Psychiatry) an informal and offensive word for psychopath or psychopathic. See psychopath

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psy•cho

(ˈsaɪ koʊ)

n., pl. -chos,
adj. Slang. n.

1. a psychopathic person; psychopath.

adj.

2. psychopathic.

[1935–40; shortened form]

psycho-

a combining form representing psyche (psychological) or psychological (psychoanalysis). Also, esp. before a vowel,psych-.

[< Greek, comb. form of psȳchḗ; see psyche]

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Noun

psycho - a person afflicted with psychosis

psychotic, psychotic person

cataleptic - a person suffering from catalepsy

paranoiac, paranoid - a person afflicted with paranoia

schizophrenic - someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia

diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness

Translations

psycho

[ˈsaɪkəʊ] N → psicópata mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

psycho

[ˈsaɪkəʊ] n → psychopathe m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

psycho

n (inf) → Verrückte(r) mf

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psycho

[ˈsaɪkəʊ] n (Am) (fam) → folle m/f, psicopatico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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