different between psychotic vs yandere

English

Etymology

Derived in English from psychosis +? -otic; compare French psychotique, German psychotisch. Attested from the late 19th century. Compare earlier neurotic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sa??k?t?k/

Adjective

psychotic (comparative more psychotic, superlative most psychotic)

1. Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.

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Noun

psychotic (plural psychotics)

1. A person affected by psychosis.

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References

• “psychotic, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2007

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ???? (yandere), a portmanteau of ???? (yanderu), contraction of ????? (yandeiru), progressive tense of ?? (yamu, “to be sick”), and ???? (dere-dere, “to become lovey-dovey, infatuated, lovestruck”).
Developed on the model of tsundere (“being cold and even hostile towards another person before gradually showing a warm and caring side over time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?j??nd??e?/

Noun

yandere (plural yanderes)

1. (chiefly Japanese fiction) A character, usually female, who fits the archetype of being genuinely kind, loving, or gentle, as well as obsessed with their love interest, sometimes demonstrating this through violent behavior.
   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:yandere.
2. (chiefly Japanese fiction) A character, usually female, who is obsessed with their crush.

Related terms

• tsundere
• dandere
• kuudere

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Anagrams

• deanery, renayed, year-end, yearend, yearned