as in dementia
a very serious mental illness that makes you behave strangely or believe things that are not true
The patient suffers from some kind of psychosis.
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Recent Examples of psychosis
Doctors diagnosed him with psychosis, possibly drug induced.
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Coley Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The strikes in 2023 sounded an early alarm bell about the damage Silicon Valley’s AI frenzy would bring, and LA’s westside was nothing if not Kamala country… before it got burned to the ground in a fire set by someone possibly suffering Chatbot psychosis.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Nandi is experiencing severe insomnia, tremors and psychosis, and her quickly deteriorating condition bewilders the emergency room staff.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Folklore suggested that its glow could spark mania in bipolar disorder, provoke seizures in people with epilepsy or trigger psychosis in those with schizophrenia.
—Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
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Coley Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The strikes in 2023 sounded an early alarm bell about the damage Silicon Valley’s AI frenzy would bring, and LA’s westside was nothing if not Kamala country… before it got burned to the ground in a fire set by someone possibly suffering Chatbot psychosis.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Nandi is experiencing severe insomnia, tremors and psychosis, and her quickly deteriorating condition bewilders the emergency room staff.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Folklore suggested that its glow could spark mania in bipolar disorder, provoke seizures in people with epilepsy or trigger psychosis in those with schizophrenia.
—Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychosis
Noun
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Future studies will look at whether stabilizing blood pressure—through adjusting medication timing, regular exercise or stress management—could slow brain aging and reduce dementia risk.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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In Memory, Chastain played a social worker and single mother whose structured life is thrown into chaos when a young man dealing with dementia, played by Peter Sarsgaard, follows her home from their high school reunion.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The company's future hinges on the success of Cobenfy, the company's new schizophrenia drug.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Boy Brian Wilson’s attempts to complete the album Smile in the aftermath of a nervous breakdown while dealing with schizophrenia.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The administration has sown confusion and instability through other means, including harmful funding freezes.—
Gwen Moore,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In his speech, the Chinese leader reiterated his view that the world was undergoing changes not seen in a century, and emphasized how Beijing was offering global opportunities in the face of growing instability and uncertainties in the Asia-Pacific region.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Psychosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychosis. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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