psychoza

See also: psychóza and psychozą

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ψύχωσις (psúkhōsis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /psɘˈxɔ.za/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔza
  • Syllabification: psy‧cho‧za

Noun

psychoza f

  1. (clinical psychology, pathology) psychosis (mental disorder)
  2. (psychology) hysteria (behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion)
    Synonym: histeria

Declension

Further reading

  • psychoza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • psychoza in Polish dictionaries at PWN