psycho
UK/ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/US/ˈsaɪ̯.koʊ̯/
psycho adjective: psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.
Adjective
psycho (comparative more psycho, superlative most psycho)
- Psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.
- That psycho jawn had snuck a pistol into the gym while we was practicing and started shooting shit up like she was some kinda hot female action hero.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 258
- Oh, she's sweet but a psycho / A little bit psycho / At night she's screamin' / "I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind"2018, Ava Max, Madison Love, Tix, Cook Classics, Cirkut, “Sweet but Psycho”, in Heaven & Hell, performed by Ava Max
Noun (1)
psycho (plural psychos)
- A person who is psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.
- The loony bin up on the hill is full of psychos.
- Oh, she's hot but a psycho / So left but she's right, though / At night she's screamin' / "I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind"2018, Ava Max, Madison Love, Tix, Cook Classics, Cirkut, “Sweet but Psycho”, in Heaven & Hell, performed by Ava Max
- A person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner.
- She complained that he was a psycho for driving at such a high speed in heavy traffic.
- Synonyms:
- creep, freak, loose cannon, weirdo
Noun (2)
psycho (uncountable)
- A class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught.
- I've got anthro, socio, lunch, and psycho.
psycho meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
psycho in Hindi
- साइको
psycho in Tamil
- பைத்தியம், பைத்தியக்காரன், கிறுக்கு, கிறுக்கன்
psycho in Urdu
- سائیکو
psycho in Bengali
- মন, আত্মা
More languagesFewer languages
- psycho in Telugu
- సైకో
- psycho in Malayalam
- സൈക്കോ
- psycho in Kannada
- ಸೈಕೋ
- psycho in Punjabi
- ਸਾਇਕੋ
- psycho in Odia
- ସାଇକୋ
- psycho in Nepali
- साइको
- psycho in Indonesian
- tak waras
Synonyms of psycho
Forms of psycho
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more psycho |
| superlative | most psycho |
| alternative form (slang) | syko |
| Noun | |
| plural | psychos |
Origin of psycho
Clipping of psychotic or psychopath + -o (“person with characteristic”). Compare sicko.
Clipping of psychology.
Words formed from psycho
Phrases with psycho
Words that rhyme with psycho
Questions about psycho
- What does psycho mean?
- Psycho means psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.
- What is psycho in Hindi?
- Psycho in Hindi is साइको. See Psycho meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is psycho?
- Psycho can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce psycho?
- Psycho is pronounced /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/ (UK).
Words near psycho in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: psycho (page history and authors); psycho (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); psycho (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); psycho (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); psycho (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); psycho (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); psycho (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); psycho (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); psycho (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); psycho (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); psycho (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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