as in insane
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
The identity of the psychotic criminal remains a puzzle.
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Recent Examples of psychotic
In the second episode, Tom spends a night in the local inn, and ends up in a crawl space with the ghost of a psychotic killer clown.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
The film follows a desperate mother struggling with her teenage son’s psychotic disorder.
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Ed Meza,
Variety,
15 June 2026
In that setting, every user will be screened for cardiac issues and a family history of psychosis, and guided through their trip by two professional facilitators who have a doctor on call—and even then, some users experience a psychotic break or profound dissociative episodes.
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Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
The records indicate that Carradine had a history of anxiety, bipolar disorder, severe depression with psychotic features and prior suicide attempts.
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Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for psychotic
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
The film follows a desperate mother struggling with her teenage son’s psychotic disorder.
—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
15 June 2026
In that setting, every user will be screened for cardiac issues and a family history of psychosis, and guided through their trip by two professional facilitators who have a doctor on call—and even then, some users experience a psychotic break or profound dissociative episodes.
—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
The records indicate that Carradine had a history of anxiety, bipolar disorder, severe depression with psychotic features and prior suicide attempts.
—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for psychotic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychotic
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The Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8 laptop shows up ready to work with a snappy Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, insane 32GB of RAM, and spacious 2TB SSD in its (figurative) briefcase.
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Eventually, though, Lestat breaks, coming clean about his tumultuous past with first lover Nicolas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), who went insane after being attacked by Armand (Assad Zaman) in Paris in the late 18th century.
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The president as a maniacal urban planner is a white-knuckle ride, with Washington — and Washingtonians — just holding on for dear life.
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One of Anthropic’s great strengths compared to its archrival OpenAI is its maniacal focus.
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Or that Penélope Cruz’s sultry chilliness would jibe with either her male counterparts or Wilde’s diary-of-a-mad-housewife interpretation of a brittle, eager-to-impress woman brimming with creative frustration.
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Are Nationals fans still mad at Bryce Harper for leaving?
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The Moon in your 1st House of Identity squares mental Mercury in your 10th House of Career, so personal needs may rub against professional expectations.
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Over the next year, expect to see a few more invasive BCI companies launch similar clinical trials with the goal of translating mental activity into spoken words.
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Which is psycho, absolutely psycho.
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The key figure turns out to be Alex’s mysterious Aunt Gladys, played in full psycho-biddy drag by Amy Madigan.
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David and Erica Harrig, Gretna, Nebraska The Harrigs went a little crazy after winning a $61 million Powerball jackpot in 2013.
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Even the vegetable averse will go crazy for these green beans made with bacon, crispy Parm, and plenty of garlic.
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What follows is a deliciously demented cat-and-mouse game between Sky and Dennis.
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The Goalkeeper — nameless, just relentlessly unidentifiable even after at least 30 increasingly demented Google searches and hours on Reddit — wears a yellow Adidas jersey with black detailing.
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Gunther went nuts with a powerbomb parade on Zayn and Rhodes until Sami countered with a rollup for a nearfall.
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Talking about anything else felt nuts.
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“Psychotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychotic. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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