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adjective

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as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind the inmate's crazed and disturbing stare

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verb

past tense of craze
as in deranged
to cause to go insane or as if insane horses crazed by the barn fire kicked out their stall doors as they tried to escape

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Recent Examples of crazed
Verb
Phoenix’s crazed, killer Batman villain is back, and he’s now joined by Lady Gaga as the equally insane Harley Quinn. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crazed
  1. psychotic
  2. lunatic
  3. mad
  4. disturbed
  5. insane
  6. distracted
  7. nuts
  8. unhinged
Adjective
  • The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.
    — Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
Definition of psychotic
Adjective
  • With his shock of spiky hair and adrenaline rushes, Smith turns a corporate villain into a lunatic new-wave frontman.
    — Charles McNultyTheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The first personality is the lunatic, chaotic artist, with no limits.
    — John Bleasdale, Variety, 8 Dec. 2022
Definition of lunatic
Adjective
  • Also, your brother-in-law is mad at the wrong person.
    — Karen Fratti, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Locally, contract negotiations between Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union are getting pretty mad as well.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of mad
Verb
  • The mineral can stay airborne for days once disturbed, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
    — Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Plants with vining stems or long tap roots can be difficult to transplant and other plants simply don’t like to have their roots disturbed after planting.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of disturbed
Adjective
  • Your voice is insane.
    — Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • But obviously winning the grand jury prize was insane.
    — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
Definition of insane
Verb
  • Slot said Alexander-Arnold was not distracted by fluttering eyes in Spain but the right-back looked like a man with his mind elsewhere.
    — Phil Hay, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, some basic realities are that Russia is distracted by the war Ukraine, and is not of much help to Iran's regional military strategy.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of distracted
Adjective
  • Contrary to popular belief, peanuts are actually not nuts.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Nonetheless, April 5, 2022, was nuts.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2023
Definition of nuts
Verb
  • Being unhinged requires nerve—especially during the holiday season.
    — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Mangione appears to have left a sizable internet history, which is more recognizable than it is unhinged or upsetting.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of unhinged

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