PSYCHOSES Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

psychosis

noun

Definition of psychosis

as in dementia

a very serious mental illness that makes you behave strangely or believe things that are not true The patient suffers from some kind of psychosis.

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Recent Examples of psychosis However chiding his moralism could be, Hawthorne was on intimate terms with American psychosis, the afterbirth of Puritanism. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 Eleven of the 12 jurors accepted the defense’s argument that Clancy had acute postpartum psychosis and should be found not guilty by reason of insanity. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026 Lindsay has since stood trial for the murders, which her defense team argued were committed in the midst of postpartum psychosis, so she should not be considered criminally responsible for the killings. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026 The cases have brought to light a mysterious condition known as postpartum psychosis. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for psychosis

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Brain disease in dogs and people Our work on aging dogs all began with a desire to develop better treatments for dementia.

— Julie Moreno, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
However, among individuals who already had dementia, glucosamine users had a higher mortality compared to similar non-users.

— Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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In addition to fentanyl, toxicology tests detected alprazolam, commonly known as Xanax; the muscle relaxant methocarbamol; and quetiapine, a medication primarily used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and, in some cases, depression.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026
Clozapine, antipsychotic drug primarily used in the treatment of severe schizophrenia, especially in instances when other treatments fail to improve symptoms.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

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Le Pen vows fiscal turnaround Further political instability is also expected to develop when France holds its presidential election in the spring.

— Chloe Taylor,Jenni Reid, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Nor is Argentina’s devotion to its most famous export whose triumphs have served as reminders of national greatness through years of political and economic instability.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

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