lunatic

noun

/ˈluːnətɪk/

jump to other results

a person who does crazy things that are often dangerous synonym maniac
- This lunatic in a white van pulled out right in front of me!
Topics Dangerc2, Personal qualitiesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- raving
- crazed
- …
lunatic + noun
- asylum
See full entry
(old-fashioned) a person who is severely mentally ill (the use of this word is now offensive)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- raving
- crazed
- …
lunatic + noun
- asylum
See full entry

Word OriginOriginally from the Latin lunaticus (luna = moon), because people believed that the changes in the moon made people go mad temporarily.

lunatic

adjective

/ˈluːnətɪk/

Idioms

jump to other results

crazy, silly or extremely stupid
- lunatic ideas
- a lunatic smile

Idioms

the lunatic fringe noun

[singular + singular or plural verb] (disapproving) those members of a political or other group whose views are considered to be very extreme and crazy
- They stressed that only the lunatic fringe of the movement was involved in the incident.

单词	lunatic
释义	lunatic noun /ˈluːnətɪk/ /ˈluːnətɪk/ jump to other results a person who does crazy things that are often dangerous synonym maniac This lunatic in a white van pulled out right in front of me! Topics Dangerc2, Personal qualitiesc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete raving crazed … lunatic + noun asylum See full entry (old-fashioned) a person who is severely mentally ill (the use of this word is now offensive) Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete raving crazed … lunatic + noun asylum See full entry Word OriginOriginally from the Latin lunaticus (luna = moon), because people believed that the changes in the moon made people go mad temporarily. lunatic adjective /ˈluːnətɪk/ /ˈluːnətɪk/ Idioms jump to other results crazy, silly or extremely stupid lunatic ideas a lunatic smile Idioms the lunatic fringe noun [singular + singular or plural verb] (disapproving) those members of a political or other group whose views are considered to be very extreme and crazy They stressed that only the lunatic fringe of the movement was involved in the incident.
随便看	Marylebone marylebone Marylebone Cricket Club marylebone-cricket-club Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary mary-mary-quite-contrary Mary McCarthy mary-mccarthy Mary Pickford mary-pickford Mary Poppins Mary, Queen of Scots mary-queen-of-scots Mary Shelley mary-shelley Mary Tyler Moore Mary Whitehouse mary-whitehouse Mary Wollstonecraft mary-wollstonecraft marzipan masala mascara mascarpone mascot