lunaticnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈluː.nə.tɪk/us/ˈluː.nə.tɪk/someone who behaves in a silly or dangerous way:
He drives like a lunatic.
offensive old-fashioned a person who is mentally ill
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Of unsound mind
- around the bend idiom
- bat
- batshit
- battle-scarred
- beside
- disturbed
- fruitcake
- gaga
- loon
- lose
- mad
- maniac
- nutcase
- off your trolley idiom
- psychopath
- schizo
- screwy
- trolley
- unhinged
- wreck
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lunaticadjective
uk/ˈluː.nə.tɪk/us/ˈluː.nə.tɪk/silly in a dangerous way
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Of unsound mind
- around the bend idiom
- bat
- batshit
- battle-scarred
- beside
- disturbed
- fruitcake
- gaga
- loon
- lose
- mad
- maniac
- nutcase
- off your trolley idiom
- psychopath
- schizo
- screwy
- trolley
- unhinged
- wreck
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Idiom(s)
the lunatic fringe