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PSYCHOSIS

a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions

The meaning of the word psychosis is a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions.

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WordMeaning
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
hazarda source of danger
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
dazzleto lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light
testatora person who dies leaving a will or testament in force
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
cremateto subject to cremation