as in lunatic
a person judged to be legally or medically insane
declared that he was a dangerous psychopath
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Recent Examples of psychopath
These psychopaths care more about enforcing DEI than saving lives!
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Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Some of the more jarring sequences remain amusing despite their brashness: At one point, for example, Mickey narrates a shocking vignette—about a psychopath on Earth who printed multiple copies of himself to carry out grisly murders—with the resigned, wary tone of an office worker.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Every fictional serial killer and practically every fictional psychopath post-Silence of the Lambs owes some debt to Hopkins' radical performance — wry, polite, delicate, and demonic.
—EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Trauma resulting from over a century of honoring a racist, murderous, psychopath in a Black-majority community.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Some of the more jarring sequences remain amusing despite their brashness: At one point, for example, Mickey narrates a shocking vignette—about a psychopath on Earth who printed multiple copies of himself to carry out grisly murders—with the resigned, wary tone of an office worker.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Every fictional serial killer and practically every fictional psychopath post-Silence of the Lambs owes some debt to Hopkins' radical performance — wry, polite, delicate, and demonic.
—EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Trauma resulting from over a century of honoring a racist, murderous, psychopath in a Black-majority community.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychopath
Noun
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The story was one aspect – a group of friends who encounter a family of cannibals, including the chainsaw-wielding maniac known as Leatherface.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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There is no saving the world, no genocidal maniac trying to conquer new realms.—
Rafael Motamayor,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Holding out hope for Hannah’s return, or Janine’s liberation, or… anything, really, by this point in the Hulu drama’s final run can feel like a fool’s errand.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
8 Apr. 2025
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That said, sense-making is a fool’s errand in this era.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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“Psychopath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychopath. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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