psychotically
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9.3
- adverb
- /saɪˈkoʊtɪkli/
- Specialized
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psicóticamente
- I was dazed for about a minute while this was happening, then became almost psychotically enraged, and pure adrenaline allowed me to push this guy off of me and run away.
Examples
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You've been acting psychotically lately.
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Of course, trying to shake down gangstas is dangerous for Oinky and his pals, who often meet their match in people who think nothing of becoming psychotically violent without warning.
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After losing his job, he began to act psychotically, making strange decisions that worried his friends.
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The artist expressed his turmoil by creating psychotically intense paintings that portrayed his inner struggles.
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During the argument, she shouted psychotically, her words revealing the instability of her emotions.
Synonyms
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4.7
In a wild and foolish way
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7.9
In a very wild and excited way without control
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8.9
In a wild way as if not thinking clearly
Antonyms
How Psychotic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Psychotically comes from the Greek root psyche, meaning 'mind' or 'soul', and from psychotic, a medical word for someone 'losing touch with reality'. So to act psychotically is to behave in a way that shows a serious mental disorder.