as in psychotic
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
a thoughtful movie about a demented man trying to survive on the street
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Recent Examples of demented
Along with all her obligations, Tonina is taking care of her demented and bedridden mother.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Allowing a sick country with demented leadership have a nuclear weapon, that's a war crime.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Allowing a sick country with demented leadership [to] have a nuclear weapon.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
My only reservation about what’s happening is that there might be many American soldiers thrown into this debacle by our demented president.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Allowing a sick country with demented leadership have a nuclear weapon, that's a war crime.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Allowing a sick country with demented leadership [to] have a nuclear weapon.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
My only reservation about what’s happening is that there might be many American soldiers thrown into this debacle by our demented president.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demented
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Netflix’s bracingly nasty action-thriller Apex is a fine addition, plonking the star down in a rugged Australian landscape and throwing nature’s formidable might at her while stirring a psychotic serial killer into the mix.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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The risk of a psychotic disorder rose fourfold when highly potent weed was used daily, the study found.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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Bringing his bag of insane tricks and witty banter to the Wilshire Ebell Theatre for two nights on May 8 and 9, Willman’s crowd work, storytelling and intricate tricks are inspired by everyday life.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Just this insane profanity-laden tirade that went on and on and on.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the annals of English football, this shoots close to the top of the list of ridiculous moments, along with Troy Deeney’s mad goal for Watford in the Championship play-offs in 2013 and Sergio Aguero’s Premier League title-winning strike for Manchester City in 2012.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Here's our list of the five best space prison movies (in no particular order, don't get mad at the numbers).—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There’s one sound on earth that will never get old, and that’s Johnny Knoxville’s maniacal cackle when someone has been injured.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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Bones is a pretty stellar action heroine, if only for her rah-rah speeches and her maniacal laughter in the face of men who seek to control her.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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The people behind Fire in the Mountains have teamed with the Firekeeper Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to suicide prevention and mental wellness for the Blackfeet Nation community, making the festival’s raison d’être feel more noble than your standard summer shindig.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
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The sheep rise to the occasion and use all the mental mystery-solving skills George and his stories have left behind.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Demented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demented. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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