as in insane
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
The identity of the psychotic criminal remains a puzzle.
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Recent Examples of psychotic
While docked in Florida, the troupe encounters trouble in the form of psychotic Twisty the Clown (John Carroll Lynch), a deranged murderer with a taste for sideshow carnage.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Together, O’Neill and Alicia navigate a rabbit hole of deranged folk singers, psychotic cops, boxing promoters, line dancing enthusiasts, and worst of all, podcasters, the truth blurs, bodies stack, and the nature of their search comes into question.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
The definition and stigma related to the disorder have also evolved from a conceptualization of childhood psychotic illness to a social-communication disorder.
—Dr. Sunny Patel, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
The results, published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, found that synthetic users had more severe psychotic symptoms, high dissociative symptoms with little improvement over time, and limited recovery from alexithymia.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Together, O’Neill and Alicia navigate a rabbit hole of deranged folk singers, psychotic cops, boxing promoters, line dancing enthusiasts, and worst of all, podcasters, the truth blurs, bodies stack, and the nature of their search comes into question.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
The definition and stigma related to the disorder have also evolved from a conceptualization of childhood psychotic illness to a social-communication disorder.
—Dr. Sunny Patel, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
The results, published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, found that synthetic users had more severe psychotic symptoms, high dissociative symptoms with little improvement over time, and limited recovery from alexithymia.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychotic
Adjective
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The sanity phase of his trial began Thursday to determine whether Nicholson was legally insane at the time of the murders.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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This lockdown is insane & disturbing with what happened during our investigation.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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What's even more disturbing is that the maniacal killer's mask is made of human skin, giving him the nickname Leatherface among horror fans.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Huet succeeds in humanizing Daedone, who had an abusive father and a punishing childhood, and whose motivations come to seem understandable, if maniacal.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As Heather and Whitney hang out in their room, Whitney points out that anytime Lisa’s mad at someone, information on that person subsequently comes out.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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And that is why the idea of him relaunching his coaching career back at the scene of such failures felt mad.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Industry pushback and innovation concerns Some tech companies argue that such regulation could stifle innovation, limit beneficial uses of conversational AI (education, mental-health support for older teens) or impose heavy compliance burdens.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Regular exercise can prevent the physical and mental impacts of SWSD.—
Pamela Assid,
Verywell Health,
5 Nov. 2025
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The key figure turns out to be Alex’s mysterious Aunt Gladys, played in full psycho-biddy drag by Amy Madigan.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Everything about this film has been completely crazy.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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But just to look back and to know that's how interviews were conducted, is kind of crazy.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Wild at Heart is sort of a demented take on The Wizard of Oz.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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Episode one will guide viewers through the demented island of Tormentosa, found off the coast of Hispaña.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The idea of building data centers with millions of AI chips — even on earth — would have sounded nuts even a few years ago.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Also at Charter Oak High School in Covina, where Southern California News Group reporter Fred Robledo remembers that he and the Chargers’ coaches and players all were caught by surprise when the crowd went nuts in the third quarter of a game that the home team was losing to Bonita.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Psychotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychotic. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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