as in dementia
a very serious mental illness that makes you behave strangely or believe things that are not true
The patient suffers from some kind of psychosis.
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Recent Examples of psychosis
The novel’s dark genius is in treating Bateman’s bespoke consumerism as the deeper psychosis.
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Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Psychological assessments conducted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2019 and 2021 concluded Hale wasn't suffering from psychosis and recommended outpatient treatment.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Although significantly less common than other perinatal mood disorders, postpartum psychosis is a medical emergency that all women of childbearing age should be aware of.
—Kaitlyn May, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2025
On the one hand, a possible side effect of benzo withdrawal is psychosis.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
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Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Psychological assessments conducted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2019 and 2021 concluded Hale wasn't suffering from psychosis and recommended outpatient treatment.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Although significantly less common than other perinatal mood disorders, postpartum psychosis is a medical emergency that all women of childbearing age should be aware of.
—Kaitlyn May, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2025
On the one hand, a possible side effect of benzo withdrawal is psychosis.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychosis
Noun
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An Alzheimer's Association report, released April 29, said the total annual cost of caring for people living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia will reach $384 billion in 2025.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia, is a neurodegenerative condition that can start developing 20 years before symptoms appear.—
Allen Chang,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Bynes’ attorney denied that the former actor had been diagnosed with schizophrenia.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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This valuable data includes information from patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and other psychiatric illnesses.—
Molly Peck,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Amid the economic instability and mass layoffs in the country, the American workforce is fed up with worrying on a daily basis about losing their jobs.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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With the current economic and global instability continuing to rock industries across the United States, the hospitality sector’s customer expectations have also evolved.—
Xandra Harbet,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Psychosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychosis. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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