as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
she gradually went haywire after the tragic death of her husband
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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 -
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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While Nigerians are upset with economic conditions, most are not mad at Dangote.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes,
17 Feb. 2025
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Why, for instance, is the hot middle-aged dad, Eric (Scott Foley), so incredibly mad at his 20-something daughter, Olivia (Maia Reficco), for wanting to purchase a literal villa in Italy for the whopping price of one euro?—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 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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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
Adverb
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At a time when the state desperately needs enormous federal assistance to help with billions of dollars of destruction from the fires, somehow the Democrats seem to think angering Trump with ever more lawsuits is more important.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Why this is a good contract extension for the Canucks The Canucks desperately needed another high-end top-four defenseman to slot in behind Hughes and Filip Hronek.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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
Adverb
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Throughout the 2010s, celebrities ran amok with political symbolism that cued to pro-Blackness and radical ideas.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Such is the plight of the shepherds across the land, whose sheep are constantly running amok for one reason or another.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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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“Haywire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haywire. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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