psicótico
/siˈkotiko/
The Spanish word for psychotic is psicótico.
The adjective is used to describe someone or something that is of, related to or suffering from psychosis.
Meaning: of, related to, or suffering from psychosis (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use the feminine form psicótica when describing a female person or a feminine noun. For masculine plural or mixed-gender groups, use psicóticos. Use the feminine plural form psicóticas to describe a group consisting only of females.
How do you pronounce it?
/siˈkotiko/
Did you know?
- In Spanish medical literature, the term brote psicótico is used to describe a 'psychotic break', where brote literally means 'sprout' or 'bud', imagining the episode as something that suddenly grows or erupts.
- While psicótico is the literal translation, Spanish speakers often use the phrase estar fuera de sí to describe someone in a psychotic state, which literally means 'to be outside of oneself'.
- In casual conversation, Spanish speakers often use psicótico as a hyperbolic synonym for 'crazy' or 'obsessive', similar to how an English speaker might call a very intense movie 'psychotic'.
Examples in context
- El paciente fue diagnosticado con un trastorno psicótico.The patient was diagnosed with a psychotic disorder.
- Tenemos que proporcionarle ayuda a quien sufre de psicosis.We need to provide help to those who suffer from psychosis.
- El paciente presenta un cuadro psicótico.The patient presents a psychotic episode.
- Es un síntoma de un brote psicótico.It is a symptom of a psychotic outbreak.
- El médico evaluó su estado psicótico.The doctor evaluated his psychotic state.
Example conversation
A medical student and a doctor are discussing a patient's diagnosis in a hospital.
- Daniel¿Crees que el paciente es psicótico?Do you think the patient is psychotic?
- LucíaNo, no parece tener un cuadro psicótico.No, he does not seem to have a psychotic episode.
- DanielEntonces, ¿cuál es su diagnóstico, doctora?Then, what is his diagnosis, doctor?
- LucíaParece ser un trastorno de ansiedad grave.It seems to be a severe anxiety disorder.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “psychotic” translations and entries psicótico, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
