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
Julia’s psychosis starts to shatter, overcome by cardboard shipping boxes and torturous insomnia.
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Attached to it is a video of Andrea Yates, the real Texas woman who drowned her five children amid an episode of postpartum psychosis and was found not guilty by reason of insanity, per the New York Times.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
In the new study, Damme and researchers at Northwestern University worked with 17 people who were considered at high risk for psychosis and were not physically active.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
The complaint alleges that Gavalas’s psychosis stemmed from engineering choices made by Google to make Gemini more engaging and lifelike.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Attached to it is a video of Andrea Yates, the real Texas woman who drowned her five children amid an episode of postpartum psychosis and was found not guilty by reason of insanity, per the New York Times.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
In the new study, Damme and researchers at Northwestern University worked with 17 people who were considered at high risk for psychosis and were not physically active.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
The complaint alleges that Gavalas’s psychosis stemmed from engineering choices made by Google to make Gemini more engaging and lifelike.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychosis
Noun
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More than 6 million Americans struggle with dementia, according to the National Institutes of Health.—
Cindy Hsu,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Cesar Sanchez, 76, became an Adult Protective Services client when his daughter called DCF for help and he was admitted to a Kendall hospital for treatment of dementia.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Wilfredo Ortega Rodriguez, 58, was sent to Villa Rosa IV with psychiatric diagnoses of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, a health department report said.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Retinal images also can reveal physiological changes in the brain associated with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Appaji says.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Apr. 2026
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There’s also a signal for modest instability nearby, particularly along the Gulf Coast.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Company adapts to rising tensions The company has already taken steps to respond to the growing instability.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Psychosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychosis. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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