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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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tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
introverta person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith
hirsutehairy
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
woea condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
slanderto utter slander against : defame
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going