as in psychopath
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
some sicko caught peeking in people's windows at night
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Recent Examples of sicko
After the horrific attack, a $10,000 reward was offered for information leading to the sicko’s arrest.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
What kind of sicko would move his family into a home where gruesome murders happened?
—Leigh Hewett, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2022
The sicko was previously rumored to have had a fascination with dead cats and had threatened to kidnap, kill and rape girls who shunned him online.
—Fox News, 31 May 2022
Dating, of course, is a separate animal from long-term relationships—and more prone to ghostings and dud dates and the occasional absolute sicko.
—Alex McElroy, ELLE, 16 Feb. 2022
Two From Spanish sicko Mar Targarona comes this fine addition to the canon of People Stuck To Things cinema, joining the sadistic likes of Saw and Netflix’s own Gerald’s Game.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
But now that Logan has had to confront the fact that his son is, in his opinion, a sicko?
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood, covers a lot of territory in three acts, all set in the Los Angeles of 1969 just as Charles Manson was working his sicko spell on a group of slavish followers.
—Time, 22 July 2019
After the Parkland, Florida, shooting, even President Trump was quick to blame the perpetrator’s mental health and the mental health system, using words like nuts, crazy, and sicko to describe him.
—Jessica A. Gold, M.d., Glamour, 14 Mar. 2018
Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
What kind of sicko would move his family into a home where gruesome murders happened?
—Leigh Hewett, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2022
The sicko was previously rumored to have had a fascination with dead cats and had threatened to kidnap, kill and rape girls who shunned him online.
—Fox News, 31 May 2022
Dating, of course, is a separate animal from long-term relationships—and more prone to ghostings and dud dates and the occasional absolute sicko.
—Alex McElroy, ELLE, 16 Feb. 2022
Two From Spanish sicko Mar Targarona comes this fine addition to the canon of People Stuck To Things cinema, joining the sadistic likes of Saw and Netflix’s own Gerald’s Game.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
But now that Logan has had to confront the fact that his son is, in his opinion, a sicko?
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood, covers a lot of territory in three acts, all set in the Los Angeles of 1969 just as Charles Manson was working his sicko spell on a group of slavish followers.
—Time, 22 July 2019
After the Parkland, Florida, shooting, even President Trump was quick to blame the perpetrator’s mental health and the mental health system, using words like nuts, crazy, and sicko to describe him.
—Jessica A. Gold, M.d., Glamour, 14 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sicko
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While the bleak original was satisfied with the explanation that Patrick and Karin are simply psychopaths, the American version naturally needs to find a deeper reason for their crimes.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
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These women then turn out to be psychopaths who want to kill Carol and breed with Ash in order to, uh, rebuild society or something?Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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In the franchise that's become way too timely for comfort, the first film is tops, with Ethan Hawke trying to keep his family safe from masked maniacs during an all-night legal crime spree.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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To let mystics into this realm leads to error, disorder, and insurrection—to government by fanatics, maniacs, and despots claiming divinity.Simon Critchley, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Texturally, the series is best categorized as a psycho-thriller, but the design of the episodes is never redundant.WIRED, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2023
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Another summer, another hook-wielding psycho killer — and maybe some familiar faces too.Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2023
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For his part, Jon Stewart, who was broadcasting live as the results came in during The Daily Show’s Election Night special, would like to remind us that all of these premature attempts at diagnosis are a fool’s errand.Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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And their shooting, which new Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson warned pregame might be a bit of fool’s gold, didn’t come close to slowing down.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Sicko.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicko. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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