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Adjective
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Coffin diagnosed Murekezi with stimulant use disorder and schizoaffective disorder, which can include delusional and paranoid thoughts and auditory and visual hallucinations.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2026 -
As Wilson faltered, the confidence that fueled him early in his career came off as delusional to his critics.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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Chris Moltisanti flipped right before his death As Tony's crew and friend circle starts to shrink as the show goes on, our panic attack-prone paisan becomes increasingly paranoid and scrambles to find a successor.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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There’s moments where the audience does question her, but Rachel is ultimately a reliable narrator in the story, albeit the most paranoid and dysfunctional one.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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It’s been over 30 years since America’s favorite neurotic married couple premiered on NBC.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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Nilsson admits to suffering from horror vacui—a fear of empty space, which in her case reads less like a neurotic affliction than like compulsive conviviality.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Americans call the sport soccer, the rest of the world calls it football, and therein lies the rub, the disconnection at the heart of the schizophrenic All-American life of Gilbert Chevalier.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Senior Deputy District Attorney Jeff Moore acknowledged that Fahim was schizophrenic, but argued that the killings were driven by Fahim’s anger at his workplace dispute with Cuomo, not his mental illness.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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 Knicks then opened overtime with a 9-0 run as a delirious crowd in Madison Square Garden danced and screamed in the aisles.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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This is less a movie about two Midwestern women traveling to Florida than a delirious fever dream about two Midwestern women traveling to Florida.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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Hoarding disorder is a mental health condition classified under obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Over the years, doctors reportedly diagnosed him with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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The experts say doctors need to aggressively screen for this—and disordered behavior that may not rise to a formal diagnosis—before, during and after treatment.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
4 June 2026
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Days after the season 4 premiere, Taylor addressed her history of disordered eating in a candid Instagram post.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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“Delusionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delusionary. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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