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Recent Examples of psychopathic
The other was Iraqi weightlifter Raed Ahmed, who had witnessed Saddam Hussein’s psychopathic son Uday executing athletes for poor performances.
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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
Especially after it was revealed that her seemingly innocent character was actually a cold-blooded, psychopathic assassin in season one, and is already looking quite unpredictable in season two, which released the first three episodes of the new season on Monday.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Tom Hiddleston starred as a dashing military vet turned hotel night manager recruited by British intelligence to infiltrate the inner circle of Hugh Laurie’s posh, psychopathic arms dealer.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
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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
Especially after it was revealed that her seemingly innocent character was actually a cold-blooded, psychopathic assassin in season one, and is already looking quite unpredictable in season two, which released the first three episodes of the new season on Monday.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Tom Hiddleston starred as a dashing military vet turned hotel night manager recruited by British intelligence to infiltrate the inner circle of Hugh Laurie’s posh, psychopathic arms dealer.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychopathic
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Only McCarthy could have given us Judge Holden, a bald, sociopathic pedophile with weird skin and a predilection for chaos.—
Time,
Time,
12 May 2026
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Writer-director Polinger has a gift with child actors, drawing subtle performances out of Everett Blunck as the new kid at the Tom Lerner Water Polo Camp and Kayo Martin as the group’s sociopathic bully.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 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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In many-minded terms, an octopus’s natural life spans so many lives that the one-minded might call it unnatural or even schizophrenic.—
Mandy-Suzanne Wong,
Longreads,
5 Feb. 2026
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Field’s neurotic, kvetching energy and Pullman’s drawlingly laidback presence spark off each other to amiable and spontaneous effect — enough so to show up the contrivances in the film’s secondary characters and subplots.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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This uber-neurotic comedian, actor, writer and now recording artist has spent the better part of two decades making audiences laugh, cringe, and cry, often within the same breath.—
Brittany Delay,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 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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When Kavanaugh asks if Patel really is paranoid enough to make FBI staffers take polygraph tests, Patel denies it.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2026
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Instead, Putin spends more time in underground bunkers micromanaging his war, paranoid about a coup or an assassination attempt by Ukrainian drones, sources told the Financial Times.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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And to be fair to Rivers, many people wondered aloud if Green was being unreasonable, incorrect, delusional or all of the above.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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The antipsychotic drug chlorpromazine, derived from a clothing dye called methylene blue, was first tested on agitated and delusional patients in 1952.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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People with a severe panic or anxiety disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) should consult with a healthcare provider before trying a panic pouch or other at-home strategies for mental health disorders in place of a medical treatment plan.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Washington’s version of McCall is disciplined but damaged, and possibly afflicted with something like obsessive-compulsive disorder.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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These materials are key to technologies such as ultrasound, sonar, and high-efficiency sensors, but their complex, disordered structure has remained a mystery for decades.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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This could lead to serious health concerns or even a pattern of disordered eating over time.—
LeeAnn Weintraub,
Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Psychopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychopathic. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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