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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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adjurationa solemn oath
predecessorone that precedes
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
whiffa quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray
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unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly