plural psychos
informal + disparaging
informal + disparaging
: of, relating to, or being a person who is mentally or emotionally unsound or unstable especially in a way that results in dangerous or violent behavior
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Noun
a story based on a real-life psycho who had serious mother-son issues
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WIRED, 17 Mar. 2023
Another summer, another hook-wielding psycho killer — and maybe some familiar faces too.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2023
Melissa Barrera as Sam Carpenter Melissa Barrera 'Scream VI.' | Credit: Philippe Bossé/Paramount Tara's sister Sam has also moved east to keep an eye on her sibling and an eye out for a certain mask-wearing psycho.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2023
How James Dearden’s original script entered development as a sympathetic portrayal of a single woman until studio execs turned it into the story of a villainous, largely unsympathetic psycho.
—Vulture, 5 Apr. 2022
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Noun
Texturally, the series is best categorized as a psycho-thriller, but the design of the episodes is never redundant.
—WIRED, 17 Mar. 2023
Another summer, another hook-wielding psycho killer — and maybe some familiar faces too.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2023
Melissa Barrera as Sam Carpenter Melissa Barrera 'Scream VI.' | Credit: Philippe Bossé/Paramount Tara's sister Sam has also moved east to keep an eye on her sibling and an eye out for a certain mask-wearing psycho.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2023
How James Dearden’s original script entered development as a sympathetic portrayal of a single woman until studio execs turned it into the story of a villainous, largely unsympathetic psycho.
—Vulture, 5 Apr. 2022
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“Psycho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psycho. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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psycho-
2 of 2 combining form
: mind : mental processes and activities
psychotherapy
Etymology
Noun
short for psychopath
Combining form
derived from Greek psychē "soul, mind, principle of life"
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