Deranged
Deranged adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: a deranged prisoner who had been in that rat-infested hole for 20 years
Nuclear and deranged are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nuclear" instead an adjective "Deranged".
Nearby Words: derangement, deranging
Both words in one sentence
- Somehow, on the team with the walking nuclear reactor, the cannibalistic alien parasite, or the deranged Physical God, the guy who throws things really good wound up being treated as The Dreaded.
Source: Character Shilling - First extreme radiation from the nuclear fallout kept people from leaving, later some were kept from leaving by ignorance, suppression, or deranged experiments.
Source: Enclosed Space -
The novel follows their day to day efforts to stay alive as they brave a series of increasingly dangerous threats (such as post-nuclear winter, deranged cannibals and rabid, mutated dogs) while trying to get to "New City", a mythical sanctuary where civilization is said to have been preserved.
Source: Literature / Sun Bleached Winter
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