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   lunatic

   /ˈluːnətɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a person who is mentally ill (not in technical use). Similar maniacmadmanmadwomanpsychopathpsychoticinformal:loonyloonnutnutcasenutjobcuckoohead caseheadbangerscrewballpsychonutterradgewing nuthave a screw loosehave bats in the/one's belfry
   • ▪ an extremely foolish or eccentric person: "this lunatic just accelerated out from the side of the road" Similar foolidiotimbecilemoron

   adjective

   • 1. mentally ill (not in technical use): "a ward of lunatic old ladies" Similar madinsanementally illcertifiablederangeddementedof unsound mindout of one's mindnot in one's right mindsick in the headnot togethercrazycrazednon compos mentisunbalancedunhingedunstabledisturbeddistractedstark madmanicfrenziedravingdistraughtfrantichystericaldeliriouspsychoticpsychopathicmad as a hattermad as a March harefoaming at the mouthsectionableinformal:mentaloff one's headout of one's headoff one's nutnutsnuttynutty as a fruitcakeoff one's rockernot (quite) right in the headround the bendstark raving madraving madbatsbonkerscuckoocrackedloopyloonybananaslocodippyscrewyschizoidtouchedgagaoff the wallnot all therenot right upstairsbarmycrackersbarkingbarking madstark staring maddottybattyround the twistoff one's trolleyas daft as a brushnot the full shillingup the poleaway with the fairiesbuggynutsynutsoout of one's treemeshugasquirrellywackoinformal:bushedyarraporangihave kangaroos in the/one's top paddockOpposite sane
   • ▪ extremely foolish or eccentric: "he would be asked to acquiesce in some lunatic scheme" Similar foolishstupidsillyidiotichalf-wittedwitlessbrainlessmindlessthoughtlessimprudentincautiousirresponsibleinjudiciousindiscreetunwiseunintelligentunreasonableill-advisedill-consideredimpoliticrashrecklessfoolhardylunaticabsurdsenselesspointlessnonsensicalinanefatuousridiculouslaughablerisiblederisibleinformal:dumbdimdim-witteddopeydamfoolhalf-bakedhare-brainedcrackbrainedpea-brainedwooden-headedthickheadednuttymadcrazydippycuckooscrewywackybarmydaftbattydottygormlessglaikitdumb-asschowderheadeddotishOpposite sensiblewise

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French lunatique, from late Latin lunaticus, from Latin luna ‘moon’ (from the belief that changes of the moon caused intermittent insanity).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLUNATIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LUNATIC definition: 1. someone who behaves in a silly or dangerous way: 2. a word for a person who has a mental…. Learn more.

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     LUNATIC meaning: 1. someone who behaves in a silly or...

   • Znaczenie Lunatic, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     LUNATIC definicja: 1. someone who behaves in a silly or...

   • Lunatic: Italian Translation

     lunatic translate: folle, pazzo, -a, folle. Learn more in...

   • Lunatic: Catalan Translation

     lunatic translate: boig, boja. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Lunatic: Arabic Translation

     LUNATIC translate: مَجْنون. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Lunatic: German Translation

     lunatic translate: wahnsinnig; der/die Wahnsinnige. Learn...

   • Lunatic: Korean Translation

     lunatic translate: 미치광이. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Lunatic: Polish Translation

     lunatic translate: wariat/ka. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Lunatic is a dated, now offensive term for someone with a severely disordered state of mind, or an informal word for someone who behaves wildly foolishly. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and history of this word from Merriam-Webster.

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   a person whose actions and manner are marked by extreme eccentricity or recklessness. a person legally declared to be of unsound mind and who therefore is not held capable or responsible before the law: a former legal term. adjective. (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) insane.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lunaticLunatic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A lunatic is someone who is either clinically insane or just acting really crazy. Someone driving too fast and zigging in and out of traffic is driving like a lunatic.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › lunatic_1lunatic noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of lunatic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › lunaticLunatic - definition of lunatic by The Free Dictionary

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   A lunatic is a person who is affected by lunacy, or a very foolish person. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of the word lunatic in different contexts and languages.

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   The meaning of LUNACY is insanity. insanity; intermittent insanity once believed to be related to phases of the moon; wild foolishness : extravagant folly… See the full definition