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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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
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Veneziale then takes part in the action, dressing up as a maniacal clown.—
Laura Kiniry,
Popular Science,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After 55 years based in Munich, ISPO, one of the world’s largest sporting goods trade fairs and an annual fixture in the sports-mad German city, is moving out.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Elordi's version of the mad scientist's monster boasts pale skin covered in scars, an alarming absence of eyebrows, and ratty dark hair extending past his shoulders.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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His attorneys asserted that the incident was a tragic misunderstanding, fueled by his poor mental state, and that Emerson never intended to harm anyone on board.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Bence is an occupational therapist with a range of work experience in mental healthcare settings.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
22 Oct. 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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People were making all these crazy comments.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are only a few wins away from winning back-to-back titles despite the crazy year the team has had.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Based on the Stephen King short story, Osgood Perkins' gloriously demented and surprisingly thoughtful horror comedy features Theo James as twins who can't escape a monkey toy that brings a whole heap of bloody death.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Black widows, con women, demented doctors and even a guy going berserk in his underwear make for an engaging rogues’ gallery for Frank and his folksy colleagues to face down.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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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These guys, uh, and girls are nuts.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Psychotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychotic. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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