as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
a batty old lady who lives with 100 cats
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Recent Examples of batty
Not long ago, talking on the phone with Bluetooth headsets made people look batty, but now everyone does it.
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Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Julia McKenzie: The English actor played the part with vibrant vibrato and a delightfully batty edge in a 1993 revival at London’s National Theatre.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Six of the Sacramento region’s top chefs, from a vegetarian proprietor in midtown to fine dining craftspeople in the suburbs, recently sounded off to The Sacramento Bee about the customer behaviors that drive them batty.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
What an absolutely batty journey the Milwaukee Bucks are about to embark on in the immediate hours ahead.
—Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2024
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Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Julia McKenzie: The English actor played the part with vibrant vibrato and a delightfully batty edge in a 1993 revival at London’s National Theatre.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Six of the Sacramento region’s top chefs, from a vegetarian proprietor in midtown to fine dining craftspeople in the suburbs, recently sounded off to The Sacramento Bee about the customer behaviors that drive them batty.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
What an absolutely batty journey the Milwaukee Bucks are about to embark on in the immediate hours ahead.
—Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for batty
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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
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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
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Idiot glee is a kind of sheer joy at the mad fact of the world.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
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But neither doctors nor group therapy can see beyond a confused and maybe slightly mad person.Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023
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Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.Calie Schepp, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023
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One of the main differences between free gaga classes and a hardware-plus-subscription platform such as Peloton is hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.Michael Owen, The Atlantic, 29 May 2020
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Turns out, the two actors/singers have been gaga for each other (terrible pun, sorry) for a long time.Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 27 Feb. 2019
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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
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None of this pays off in any fashion, as potentially interesting plot threads are rapidly dropped in favor of a typical maniac plot.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2023
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“Batty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batty. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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