Synonyms of psychosis

psychosis

noun

as in dementia

a very serious mental illness that makes you behave strangely or believe things that are not true

The patient suffers from some kind of psychosis.

Related Words

• dementia
• schizophrenia
• instability
• neurosis
• paranoia
• insanity
• hysteria
• delirium
• mania
• madness
• irrationality
• derangement
• aberration
• lunacy
• frenzy
• unreasonableness
• delusion
• hypomania
• hallucinosis
• rage
• hallucination
• abnormality
• obsession
• senile dementia
• phobia
• monomania
• unsoundness
• dementedness

Dissimilar Words

• rationality
• lucidity
• reasonableness
• normality
• soundness
• reasonability
• sanity
• mind
• rationalness
• saneness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of psychosis

The evaluator found that Bland was suffering psychosis due to having COVID-19. — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 19 May 2026

That’s especially critical given these therapies carry risks, and some people are particularly vulnerable to them — for example, those with a history of psychosis, says Alpert. — Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026

The internet is only just now recovering from the mass psychosis event that kicked off during Heated Rivalry’s inaugural season, which was a ratings hit for HBO Max. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 June 2026

In that setting, every user will be screened for cardiac issues and a family history of psychosis, and guided through their trip by two professional facilitators who have a doctor on call—and even then, some users experience a psychotic break or profound dissociative episodes. — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026