psychotic belief
noun
Simple meaning
An erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
saɪˈkɑtɪkbɪˈlif
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
psychology
An erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: An erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
In this sense psychotic belief is used as a clinical description rather than a judgement. Outside professional contexts the same word carries much more force, so it is easy for a reader to hear criticism where none was meant.
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- Moderately common
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- Clinical and technical
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- Clinical and detached
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