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psychotic

/saɪˈkɒtɪk/adjective

उच्चारण साइकॉटिक

मनोविकारी

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adjective
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    medical

    suffering from a serious mental illness in which a person loses contact with reality

    मनोविकारी

    • a psychotic episode
    • Doctors treated the patient for a psychotic disorder.
    • The patient had a psychotic episode and was taken to the hospital for care.
    + 2 more examples
    • Psychotic illness can be treated with proper medicine and support.
    • Doctors explained that a psychotic person may hear voices that are not real.

    Synonyms mentally ill deranged delusional unbalanced

    Opposite sane rational stable

◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

mentally ill deranged delusional unbalanced

Antonyms

sane rational stable

AaSpelling

psy·chot·ic

With a silent p.

silent p के साथ।

?Which word?

Keep apart psychotic (with psychosis, a serious mental illness), psychic (claiming to have powers to know the future or read minds) and psychological (connected with the mind).

Psychotic (psychosis, गंभीर मानसिक रोग वाला), psychic (भविष्य जानने या मन पढ़ने की शक्ति का दावा करने वाला) और psychological (मन से संबंधित) को अलग रखिए।

§Grammar and usage

Care note: mental illness should be treated with care, not used as an insult.

देखभाल नोट: मानसिक रोग का इलाज संवेदना से होना चाहिए, अपमान के रूप में प्रयोग नहीं।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

A doctor who treats mental illness is a psychiatrist; a person who studies the mind and behaviour a psychologist.

मानसिक रोग का इलाज करने वाला डॉक्टर psychiatrist (मनोचिकित्सक); मन और व्यवहार का अध्ययन करने वाला psychologist (मनोवैज्ञानिक)।