psychotic
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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
One day you’re a gentle lover in “Brokeback Mountain,” the next you’re a genius psychotic in “The Dark Knight.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“I was 20 or 21 then. I’d had a psychotic episode and was taken to a public hospital in Massachusetts,” says Palm Springs-based artist Lisa McCord of the self-portrait she later staged.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
That so many people in Minneapolis have endangered themselves by waving phones in the faces of armed federal officers and shouting obscenities as if they were psychotic is one of many unhappy consequences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
Maybe he’s too freaked out that I lied, then unlied, then started a psychotic art history lesson?
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
Vocabulary lists containing psychotic
Body Language: Psych ("Mind")
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