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Adjective
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Is Lee Raybon a righteous crusader for truth and justice or a dangerously delusional white savior?—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025 -
She has been called a bad mom, delusional and desperate for attention.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Sarah gets increasingly paranoid.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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There’s beauty in that depth, but also a risk of becoming paranoid, withdrawn, or overly cynical.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Basil, of course, is far from perfect, a rude, neurotic, accident-prone manager who insults guests, hides his gambling winnings from his wife and organizes an elaborate impersonation of her when his surprise anniversary party backfires.—
Rhett Bartlett,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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Vanya is a closeted gay man who shuns intimacy and Sonia is a neurotic spinster who feels unnoticed and unloved.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The exchange is later revealed to be a schizophrenic episode.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The investigation confirmed a mental health component to the case, suggesting that Ricklefs may have been experiencing a schizophrenic episode, according to the news release.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.—
Rhoda Feng,
Washington Post,
14 Apr. 2024
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The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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The Wisconsin faithful stayed put, drenched and delirious, as if refusing to let the night slip away like so many before it.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The series of films, based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe, reached its creative high point with this proto-psychedelic fairy tale, whose bright colors and delirious mood predicted a groovy art movement that was then just around the corner.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The study, which can be read in full here, observed 7 types of mental health conditions: addiction (17), mood disorders (18), anxiety/PTSD (19), suicide (16), cognitive impairment (21), significant disturbance in thinking (6), spectrum disorders (1), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (2).—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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Millions more take them for other mental health issues including anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, some eating disorders, substance use disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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To find a better solution, the researchers built an algorithm to engineer useful disordered architectures.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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It is associated with hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impair daily functioning and can be disabling.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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