psycho

[ sahy-koh ]
/ ˈsaɪ koʊ /
Slang.
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noun, plural psy·chos.

a psychopathic or psychotic person.
a crazy or mentally unstable person.

adjective

psychopathic or psychotic.
crazy; mentally unstable.

Origin of psycho

First recorded in 1935–40; by shortening

Words nearby psycho

psychic energizer, psychic energy, psychic income, psychic research, psychic trauma, psycho, psycho-, psychoacoustics, psychoactive, psychoanal., psychoanalyse

Definition for psycho (2 of 2)

psycho-

a combining form representing psyche (psychological) and psychological (psychoanalysis) in compound words.
Also especially before a vowel, psych-.

Origin of psycho-

< Greek, combining form of psȳchḗ breath, spirit, soul, mind; akin to psȳ́chein to blow (see psykter)

Words related to psycho

loony, psychotic, crazy, nuts, psychoneurotic, crazed, mad, mental, psychopathic, screwy, unbalanced, certifiable

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British Dictionary definitions for psycho (1 of 2)

psycho
/ (ˈsaɪkəʊ) /

noun, adjective plural -chos

an informal and offensive word for psychopath or psychopathic See psychopath

British Dictionary definitions for psycho (2 of 2)

psycho-

sometimes before a vowel psych-

combining form

indicating the mind or psychological or mental processes psychology; psychogenesis; psychosomatic

Word Origin for psycho-

from Greek psukhē spirit, breath

Medical definitions for psycho (1 of 2)

psycho
[ sī′kō ]

n.

A psychopath.

adj.

Crazy; insane.

Medical definitions for psycho (2 of 2)

psycho-

pref.

Mind; mental:psychogenic.
Mental activities or processes:psychomotor.
Psychology; psychological:psychosocial.