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also maniac
as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
the movie's villain was a just a clichéd axe-wielding nutcase with a maniacal laugh
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Recent Examples of maniacal
This would fit with larger trends, because both Dell and Nutanix are maniacal about customer experience.
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Matt Kimball, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Emerging from the darkness within the sewer, Pennywise erupts into maniacal laughter.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 20 May 2025
Only here, the goal was more lighthearted and the audience did succeed in freeing the performers from the clutches of a exaggeratedly maniacal owner.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Leave it to Cage’s maniacal intensity to make a sunny, wide-open seaside locale feel claustrophobic.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 3 May 2025
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Matt Kimball, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Emerging from the darkness within the sewer, Pennywise erupts into maniacal laughter.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 20 May 2025
Only here, the goal was more lighthearted and the audience did succeed in freeing the performers from the clutches of a exaggeratedly maniacal owner.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Leave it to Cage’s maniacal intensity to make a sunny, wide-open seaside locale feel claustrophobic.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maniacal
Adjective
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.—
Peter Hermann,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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With his shock of spiky hair and adrenaline rushes, Smith turns a corporate villain into a lunatic new-wave frontman.—
Charles McNultyTheater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2023
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The first personality is the lunatic, chaotic artist, with no limits.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
8 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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Contrary to popular belief, peanuts are actually not nuts.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
30 Mar. 2023
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Nonetheless, April 5, 2022, was nuts.—
Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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Galls can begin semisoft but harden with a cracked surface over time, though plants won’t necessarily display symptoms the same season or year they were infected.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2023
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In recent years, several stretches of the aqueduct system have been drained to allow replacement of cracked and bulging sections of century-old concrete.—
Louis Sahagún,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2025
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The World Health Organization defines burnout as an occupational phenomenon which is characterized by feelings of energy depletion, increased mental distance from one's job, and reduced professional efficacy.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Maniacal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maniacal. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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