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psycho

1

[ sahy-koh ]

noun

plural psychos.
  1. a psychopathic or psychotic person.
  2. a crazy or mentally unstable person.


adjective

  1. psychopathic or psychotic.
  2. crazy; mentally unstable.

psycho-

2
  1. a combining form representing psyche ( psychological ) and psychological ( psychoanalysis ) in compound words.

psycho-

1

combining_form

  1. indicating the mind or psychological or mental processes

    psychogenesis

    psychology

    psychosomatic

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

psycho

2

/ ˈɪəʊ /

noun

  1. an informal and offensive word for psychopath or psychopathic See psychopath
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of psycho1

from Greek ܰŧ spirit, breath
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After retiring, he didn’t stop feeding into being a basketball sicko — his words — or a full-on basketball psycho — his and his peers’ words.

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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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