PSYCHO Definition & Meaning

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psycho

[ sahy-koh ]

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noun

plural psychos.

a psychopathic or psychotic person.
a crazy or mentally unstable person.

adjective

psychopathic or psychotic.
crazy; mentally unstable.

psycho-

a combining form representing psyche ( psychological ) and psychological ( psychoanalysis ) in compound words.

psycho-

combining_form

indicating the mind or psychological or mental processes
psychogenesis
psychology
psychosomatic

psycho

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noun

an informal and offensive word for psychopath or psychopathic See psychopath

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of psycho¹

First recorded in 1935–40; by shortening

Origin of psycho²

< Greek, combining form of ��̄��ḗ breath, spirit, soul, mind; akin to ��̄́��𾱲� to blow ( psykter )

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of psycho¹

from Greek ��ܰ��ŧ spirit, breath

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He would go on to brand his wife a “psycho” from the witness box, only to later take it back.

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He told the jury he was lying when he called his wife, Batool, a “psycho” earlier in the trial.

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He also told the jury he was lying when he called his wife, Ms Batool, a “psycho” earlier in the trial.

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He regards himself as an artist, has lots of money, is well-connected in power circles and is withal the very model of a modern fictional psycho killer.

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Then from there we landed on the psycho idea.

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