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psychotic

[sahy-kot-ik] / saɪˈkɒt ɪk /


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Her brother was in the hospital after a purported psychotic break.

From Slate Jun. 23, 2026

That’s, like, a psychotic thing to do, right?

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

On Tuesday, a psychological expert testified that the defendant displayed no evidence of a psychotic disorder, that he was intelligent, "controls what he says" and shows "few emotions".

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

In 1925, Routledge suffered a psychotic crisis from which she never recovered.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

Had I been in some kind of psychotic haze all morning?

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

By and large, the world is increasingly run by ignoramuses, wackos and psychotics.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2019

He became known as the Donz and found friendship in an AOL community made up of what he jokingly described as “like-minded psychotics who are as interested in this guy as I am.”

From New York Times Apr. 6, 2017

While much has been made of its links to other jihadists in Africa and elsewhere, these alliances have little practical effect, being little more than the distant salutes from one group of psychotics to another.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2016

Could bad tempers be an outdated luxury of baby boomers? Maniacs, as Jesus said of the poor, will always be with us, though I’m not talking about rampaging psychotics.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2016

“Yes. If hallucinations can appear this ‘real’ to us, to anyone, if hallucinations are catching and almost believable, it’s no wonder they mistook us for psychotics.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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