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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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subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
irremediablenot remediable
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urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
dissentto withhold assent or approval
provenanceorigin
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
veracioustruthful
addlerotten