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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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   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.

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   Lunatic is a term referring to a person who is seen as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, or crazy—conditions once attributed to "lunacy". The word derives from lunaticus meaning "of the moon" or "moonstruck".

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   1. a. dated, now offensive : affected with a severely disordered state of mind. b. dated, now offensive : providing care to mentally ill people. a lunatic asylum. 2. informal : wildly foolish. a lunatic idea. lunatic behavior. Synonyms. Adjective.

6. 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. The root of this word is luna, which means moon.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlunatic 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.

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

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   1. Affected by lunacy; mentally deranged. 2. Of or for people who are mentally deranged. 3. Wildly or giddily foolish: a lunatic decision. [Middle English lunatik, from Old French lunatique, from Latin lūnāticus, from lūna, moon ( from the belief that madness was influenced by the phases of the moon ); see leuk- in Indo-European roots .]

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLUNATIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone's behaviour or ideas as lunatic, you think they are very foolish and possibly dangerous. [disapproval] ...the operation of the market taken to lunatic extremes. ...a country spurned until now by all except the more lunatic of journalists and adventurers.

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    designated for or used by the insane: a lunatic asylum. gaily or lightheartedly mad, frivolous, eccentric, etc.: She has a lunatic charm that is quite engaging.

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    designated for or used by the insane: a lunatic asylum. gaily or lightheartedly mad, frivolous, eccentric, etc.: She has a lunatic charm that is quite engaging.