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Recent Examples of psychopathic
The novel gives us a far more detailed and, for that reason, more frightening insight into Norman’s psychopathic condition than is possible in movies and is, in its own medium, just as memorable.
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Therie Hendrey-Seabrook, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Mar. 2026
Even worse, if that’s possible, is that his psychopathic narcissism adds a selfish mean streak to his adolescent behavior.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
The other was Iraqi weightlifter Raed Ahmed, who had witnessed Saddam Hussein’s psychopathic son Uday executing athletes for poor performances.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
In a 20-year-old Michigan Court of Appeals case involving a custody order on Sue’s son, the court had called her a con artist, scam artist and psychopathic liar and said that her life resembled a soap opera.
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
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Therie Hendrey-Seabrook, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Mar. 2026
Even worse, if that’s possible, is that his psychopathic narcissism adds a selfish mean streak to his adolescent behavior.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
The other was Iraqi weightlifter Raed Ahmed, who had witnessed Saddam Hussein’s psychopathic son Uday executing athletes for poor performances.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
In a 20-year-old Michigan Court of Appeals case involving a custody order on Sue’s son, the court had called her a con artist, scam artist and psychopathic liar and said that her life resembled a soap opera.
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychopathic
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These experts suggested Trump showed signs of narcissism, sociopathic tendencies, and a fixation on the haunting legacy of his punishing father.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
20 May 2026
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Eidinger brings sorely needed spark to these miserable proceedings; his profile of sociopathic villainy is, unfortunately or not, the most electric aspect of the film.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 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
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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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When a conversation ends without a real answer, when a situation is explained away rather than actually explained, the discomfort is not neurotic or petty.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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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
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But their tentative affair is secondary to the complex bond between Ali and Jersey, whose troubled connection with Davis helps Ali understand why her mother is so paranoid about her romantic choices.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Outside of a few such sequences, the new series plays more as paranoid Cold War thriller than hopeful sci-fi saga, and a pretty good one at that.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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For my follow-on analysis of details about the OpenAI lawsuit and how AI can foster delusional thinking in humans, see my analysis at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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So, no, not delusional to see competitiveness after a 10th-place finish.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
30 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
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Jamil, who has spoken about past struggles with disordered eating, is calling out the troubling trend of thinness in Hollywood.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Is the best part of dying for a person with disordered eating the ability to have the second croissant?—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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“Psychopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychopathic. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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