ψύχωση

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from French psychose from Ancient Greek ψυχή f (psukhḗ, soul), ψυχ- of ψυχο- (psukho-) + -ose after névrose. Different sense for the Hellenistic ψύχωσις f (psúkhōsis, giving life, animating).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpsi.xo.si/
  • with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿ˈbzi.xo.si/
  • Hyphenation: ψύ‧χω‧ση

Noun

ψύχωση (psýchosif (plural ψυχώσεις)

  1. (psychiatry) psychosis
  2. (colloquial) informal extreme passion for something
  3. (colloquial) hysteria
    μαζική ψύχωσηmazikí psýchosimass hysteria

Declension

Related terms

and see: ψυχή f (psychí, soul)

References

  1. ^ ψύχωσηΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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