"psycho" meaning in English

See psycho in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/ [UK, Australia], /ˈsaɪ̯.koʊ̯/ [US, Canada] Audio: en-au-psycho.ogg [Australia] Forms: psycho [positive], more psycho [comparative], most psycho [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Short for psychotic; not able to tell what is real or not.
    Sense id: simple-psycho-en-adj-L6hldkt-

Noun

IPA: /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/ [UK, Australia], /ˈsaɪ̯.koʊ̯/ [US, Canada] Audio: en-au-psycho.ogg [Australia] Forms: psycho [singular], psychos [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Short for psychotic.
    Sense id: simple-psycho-en-noun-95mj631K
  2. A psycho is a person who acts in a strange and often dangerous way.
    Sense id: simple-psycho-en-noun-q4UbgMyn
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