psycho

/ˈsaɪkoʊ/

nounadjectivepsy · cho

Think: **PSY**chology starts with **PSY**, and it sounds like **SIGH**—**PSY** = “sigh,” then add **cho** to make **psy-cho**.

Yes, it's psycho. The tricky part is the silent **p**: it’s spelled **psy-** but pronounced like **sigh** (**/saɪ/**).

Definitions

  1. nouna person who is mentally unstable or violent (informal; often considered offensive).
  2. adjectivementally unstable or behaving in a frightening or irrational way (informal; often considered offensive).

Examples

  • “The movie’s villain was portrayed as a psycho who stalked the main character.”
  • “He joked that the schedule was “psycho,” but his teacher reminded him to choose a more respectful word.”
  • “In the thriller, the detective tries to predict the psycho’s next move.”

Synonyms

deranged personmadmanmaniaclunaticpsychopath

Antonyms

stable personsane person

Translations

ES psicópata (informal: “psico”)PT psicopata (informal: “psico”)FR psychopathe (familier : “psycho”)

Common misspellings

sicosycopsicopsycopyschopshycopshychopsychoo

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