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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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flicka light sharp jerky stroke or movement
scoretwenty
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun