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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
nexusconnection
appallto overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
festiveof, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony