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psychoticism

psychoticism noun: a personality pattern typified by aggressiveness and interpersonal hostility.

Noun

psychoticism (countable and uncountable, plural psychoticisms)

  1. A personality pattern typified by aggressiveness and interpersonal hostility.
    • Eysenck has suggested the three dimensions of neuroticism, psychoticism and introversion-extraversion.1964, John Michael Argyle, Psychology & Social Problems, page 75

Forms of psychoticism

pluralpsychoticisms

Origin of psychoticism

From psychotic + -ism.

Questions about psychoticism

What does psychoticism mean?
Psychoticism means a personality pattern typified by aggressiveness and interpersonal hostility.
What part of speech is psychoticism?
Psychoticism is a noun.
What is the plural of psychoticism?
The plural of psychoticism is psychoticisms.

Words near psychoticism in the dictionary

  1. psychothrillers
  2. psychotic
  3. psychotic disorder
  4. psychotic disorders
  5. psychotically
  6. psychoticism
  7. psychoticisms
  8. psychotics
  9. psychotization
  10. psychoto-
  11. psychotogenesis

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