Definition of brainsicknext

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Recent Examples of brainsick Lawgivers have wrestled since biblical times with the issues of whether and when brainsick people are morally responsible for bad acts. Paul Duggan, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2019
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Adjective
  • Prosecutors, meanwhile, contend Clancy intentionally planned the killings and was not acting under the effects of a psychotic break, according to the AP.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • The Drug Enforcement Administration says kratom produces stimulant effects in low doses and sedative effects in high doses, and can lead to psychotic symptoms, and psychological and physiological dependence.
    Jake Rosenwasser, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Adjective
  • To see that journey completely through to the end has been insane.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 July 2026
  • The stupidity and greed of the status quo threatens to drive her insane.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
Adjective
  • But Carveout 2160 is a new IP in snowboarding, which was responsible for the fastest and maddest games of the era.
    Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Tamra is right; Shannon and some of the other cast are looking for things to get mad about, taking tiny things and blowing them up.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Adjective
  • The odd thing about this choice is that, although the DSA’s platform is indeed chock-full of maniacal proposals, on this particular idea, the maniacs have a point.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
  • Erling Haaland, Norway’s large, maniacal striker, has several exceedingly Norwegian traits.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Adjective
  • The other bill proposed requiring alcohol, drug and mental wellness checks for all Kansas judges.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • The father refused to participate, but his son provided insight into his father’s mental state.
    Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Adjective
  • Like the shows, there are some crazy big action sequences in this.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 July 2026
  • To embody Fred Astaire is to have a certain boyishness, sure, but that crazy dancer was a man, through and through.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 July 2026

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“Brainsick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainsick. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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