psycho

See also psycho-

Pronunciation

• (UK) (AU) IPA ^(key): /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/
• (US) (Canada) IPA ^(key): /ˈsaɪ̯.koʊ̯/

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Adjective

Positive psycho

Comparative more psycho

Superlative most psycho

1. Short for psychotic; not able to tell what is real or not.

   He is totally psycho and thinks he is Jesus.

Noun

Singular psycho

Plural psychos

1. Short for psychotic.
2. (countable) A psycho is a person who acts in a strange and often dangerous way.

   That psycho has been stalking me all year. I'm afraid he might do something to me any time.

Synonyms

• sicko / sick-o
• crazy
• nut / nutcase
• lunatic