# psychosis

> English word · Noun · IPA /saɪˈkəʊsɪs/ · frequency rank #21,321

## Definitions
1. A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.

## Etymology
From psych- + -osis or from Ancient Greek ψύχωσις (psúkhōsis, “animation, principle of life”).

## Easily confused with
- **psychotic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psychosis-vs-psychotic)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ppsychosis`, `pscyhosis`, `pssychosis`, `psycchosis`, `psychhosis`, `psychoiss`, `psychosiss`, `psychossi`, `psychossis`, `psychsois`, `psycohsis`, `psyhcosis`, `psyychosis`, `pyschosis`, `spychosis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/psychosis