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Psychosis vs Unhinged - What's the difference?

psychosis | unhinged |

As a noun psychosis

is (label) a severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.

As a verb unhinged is

(unhinge).

As an adjective unhinged is

not furnished with a hinge.

psychosis

English

Noun

(wikipedia psychosis) (psychoses)
  • (label) A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.
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    Derived terms

    * micropsychosis * nonpsychosis * nutmeg psychosis

    unhinged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (unhinge)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not furnished with a hinge.
    • an unhinged door
  • (philately, of a stamp) Not having ever been mounted using a stamp hinge.
  • (usually, humorous) Mentally ill.

    • See also

    * MUH * MNH