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
Another step that could help youth mental health is HB 1594, requiring health insurance plans to provide complete coverage to anyone younger than 26 years old who is experiencing psychosis for the first time.
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Stephen Simpson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Lost for nearly 50 years and never fully restored, its fragmented reels and sudden leaps only heighten the silent era’s disorienting psychosis.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 27 June 2025
There is some history of psychosis, so that’s to be determined.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
For Jerry Kane, the sovereign citizen movement is something between a political philosophy and a burgeoning psychosis.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
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Stephen Simpson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Lost for nearly 50 years and never fully restored, its fragmented reels and sudden leaps only heighten the silent era’s disorienting psychosis.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 27 June 2025
There is some history of psychosis, so that’s to be determined.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
For Jerry Kane, the sovereign citizen movement is something between a political philosophy and a burgeoning psychosis.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychosis
Noun
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The material about his aging father, now living with dementia, is refreshingly candid, especially a riff on the surprising silver lining of a parent who no longer has a filter.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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For a decade, Alma Valencia has taken on the task of caring for her mother, Arminda, who suffers from dementia.—
Marina E. Franco,
NBC news,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The attorney of the fourth and latest suspect arrested in connection to the Cincinnati fight claims his client has schizophrenia.—
Enquirer staff,
The Enquirer,
3 Aug. 2025
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Family members said Valdez suffered from schizophrenia and had been in and out of various hospitals across the previous 18 years.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025
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Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and surrounding Pacific Rim regions continued to experience seismic instability, with dozens of aftershocks being reported on Saturday by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Noem can grant Temporary Protected Status to people of various countries already in the U.S. if conditions in the home country prevent a safe return, such as natural disaster or political instability.—
Janie Har,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Psychosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychosis. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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