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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
transcribeto make a written copy of
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
aridexcessively dry
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
vilifyto utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
witherto become dry and sapless
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute