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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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malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
merita praiseworthy quality : virtue
scintillateto emit sparks : spark
desperatehaving lost hope
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
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