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
Paranoiac and deranged are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Paranoiac" instead an adjective "Deranged".
Nearby Words: derangement, deranging
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disturbed and deranged
- disturbed and paranoiac
- crazy and deranged
- crazy and paranoiac
- demented and deranged
- demented and paranoiac
- unbalanced and deranged
- unbalanced and paranoiac
- lunatic and deranged
- lunatic and paranoiac
- neurotic and deranged
- neurotic and paranoiac
- insane and deranged
- insane and paranoiac
Both words in one sentence
- Several crime thrillers with mentally deranged murderers were made in sixties after the success of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, including Dementia 13, Maniac, Homicidal and Paranoiac.
Source: Follow The Leader / Film
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