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
Because amphetamines are less commonly prescribed in Europe, there were too few children in the dataset to draw accurate conclusions about drugs such as Adderall and psychotic disorders, Kelleher said.
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David Cox, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Medication non-adherence, or not taking medication as prescribed, is common but more challenging and risky for people with psychotic disorders, which the Assertive Community Treatment program sought to help with.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
Among Queenslanders with severe mental illness, those with psychotic disorders are more than three times as likely to attempt jumps from high places or in front of moving vehicles.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Prior to their nuptials, the Danforth family’s in-house glam squad cleans Grace up, and that’s when Ursula approaches her to reconsider her plan to wed her psychotic sibling.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
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David Cox, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Medication non-adherence, or not taking medication as prescribed, is common but more challenging and risky for people with psychotic disorders, which the Assertive Community Treatment program sought to help with.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
Among Queenslanders with severe mental illness, those with psychotic disorders are more than three times as likely to attempt jumps from high places or in front of moving vehicles.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Prior to their nuptials, the Danforth family’s in-house glam squad cleans Grace up, and that’s when Ursula approaches her to reconsider her plan to wed her psychotic sibling.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychotic
Adjective
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This is not your $65,000-a-year job, someone who’s a janitor and is trying to talk in a school board meeting who really could lose his job for this opinion, which is insane.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Three years after Steven Yeun and Ali Wong captured the attention of viewers eager to see the culmination of their characters' insane road rage fight, the drama series is back, this time focusing on two couples with a new kind of beef.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Bones is a pretty stellar action heroine, if only for her rah-rah speeches and her maniacal laughter in the face of men who seek to control her.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Even when discussing this premise, his maniacal desire to win seeps through.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Auriemma was also mad that Staley did not participate in the traditional Final Four handshake before the game after the coaches were announced, though Staley had shaken his hand earlier.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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How to break the car rental rage cycle Don't get mad.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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This money, if considered by the same lawmakers who have paid TSA in more than 40 days, would cover late fees, overdrafts, and even mental anguish.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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King, who is in his early fifties, is a former marine, a motivational speaker, and a mental-health and substance-abuse professional.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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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
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Anything can happen, and everything's crazy.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Folks need to remember this in November, because Uthmeier is raising money like crazy in a bid to take the AG’s job for real.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That’s when Jack discovers the tin full of custom drugs that were left in their room by the demented chemistry major who used to live there (the reliably hilarious Sarah Sherman, appearing in a step-by-step YouTube tutorial about surviving the pills her character invented).—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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This releases chlorine atoms — like a microscopic, demented Pac-Man, a single one can devour more than 100,000 ozone molecules.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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There’s a quick-disconnect sway bar underneath for better articulation, but Jeep didn’t go nuts with the hardware.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
26 Mar. 2026
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Illinois’ bench went absolutely nuts.—
Ryan Brennan
March 25,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Psychotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychotic. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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