brainsick

adjective

ˈbrān-ˌsik How to pronounce brainsick (audio)
Definition of brainsicknext
as in psychotic
unable to think in a clear or sensible way today he is regarded as a brainsick genius who produced some of the greatest paintings in the history of art

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainsick
  1. psychotic
  2. insane
  3. mad
  4. maniacal
  5. mental
  6. crazy
Adjective
  • The evaluator concluded the elder Henrichsen likely merited a diagnosis of schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
  • In a recent eight-week stretch, 6% of my postpartum patients met criteria for a psychotic disorder—almost six times higher than rates published in the medical literature.
    — Uruj Kamal Haider, Time, 21 July 2026
Definition of psychotic
Adjective
  • Dominguez, who was declared legally insane the day after the verdicts, will be sent to a state mental hospital.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • These were two insane asks — a 7-foot giant and an 8-year-old kid who has to be your second lead.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Definition of insane
Adjective
  • Alec Hammond, my production designer, is just a mad scientist.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • Fortunately, Alec Hammond, the production designer, is a is a mad scientist.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • Especially after a clunker of a season in 2025, superstar receiver Justin Jefferson won’t settle for anything other than maniacal attention to detail on and off the field.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of maniacal
Adjective
  • So kudos to the extras who steal scenes from them in the background, flailing like avant-garde dancers when a vicious mental parasite leaps from grandmothers to joggers to security guards on a quest to find something awful.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Life can change in an instant, and someone in a precarious mental state may seem to be improving before taking a sharp turn for the worse.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of mental
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
Definition of crazy

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“Brainsick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainsick. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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