as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
a thoughtful movie about a demented man trying to survive on the street
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Recent Examples of demented
European leaders had tried to guide Trump in the days before Zelenskyy arrived, but Trump is wedded to his demented dream of a troika of strongmen — himself, Putin and Xi Jinping — astride the world.
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Maureen Dowd, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Mickey is racked with guilt over a fateful childhood mistake, and so his purgatorial existence, in which he is denied the pleasures of life and the closure of death, becomes a demented search for grace.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
From the moment her face lights up as someone off-frame hands her guitar, the Oscar-winner pitches everything at the level of demented, manic glee.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Jennifer Coolidge, following the (spoiler alert) tragic death of the demented millionaire Tanya McQuoid, and with viewer expectations higher than ever before.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
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Maureen Dowd, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Mickey is racked with guilt over a fateful childhood mistake, and so his purgatorial existence, in which he is denied the pleasures of life and the closure of death, becomes a demented search for grace.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
From the moment her face lights up as someone off-frame hands her guitar, the Oscar-winner pitches everything at the level of demented, manic glee.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Jennifer Coolidge, following the (spoiler alert) tragic death of the demented millionaire Tanya McQuoid, and with viewer expectations higher than ever before.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demented
Adjective
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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
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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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
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The first personality is the lunatic, chaotic artist, with no limits.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
8 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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Your voice is insane.—
Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com,
al,
4 Apr. 2023
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The Republican and right-wing reaction is just insane.—
Michael Tomasky,
The New Republic,
31 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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And the maddest thing of all is the AI Generator, who wants to marry her!—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Then, using his talents playing the lyre and singing psalms, David grew to be a supportive comfort to the possibly mad King Saul (Ali Suliman) as well as begin a romance with Saul’s daughter, Michal (Indy Lewis).—
Jim Halterman,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Contrary to popular belief, peanuts are actually not nuts.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
30 Mar. 2023
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Nonetheless, April 5, 2022, was nuts.—
Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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Dorian Gray is worth seeing for the technical wonder alone, but then there's Snook: a maniacal delight.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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With maniacal toughness and run-your-ass-off transition offense.—
Brendan Quinn,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And yet our maniac coach is playing everyone too many minutes, including the injury prone players.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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At first glance, Torres’ debut film seems like a quirky, millennial visual feast about a desperate El Salvadorian and a maniac artist.—
The Arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Mar. 2024
Adjective
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Williamson said earlier this week that his hamstring is completely healed, but his mental state remains a work in progress.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
13 Apr. 2023
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Sign up That Torrance pushed Vial and Eduardo to such mental anguish does not surprise immigrant-justice advocates.—
María Inés Taracena,
The New Republic,
12 Apr. 2023
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“Demented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demented. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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