psychose

Definitions of psychose
  1. noun
    any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
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    delirium
    acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning
    achtervolgingswaan, achtervolgingswaanzin, paranoia, vervolgingswaanzin
    a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur
    gespletenheid, schizofrenie
    any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
    catatonie
    a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement
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    geestesziekte
    any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention
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