lunatic
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈluːnətɪk/
- Slur
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lunático (arcaico, ofensivo)
- "But these are easy targets for satire, lunatic-fringe aberrations from the point of view of the majority."
- a lunatic asylum
He had witnessed it on the fields beyond Karaskan's wall, the lunatic determination enough to shame even his uttamat.
- He had witnessed it on the fields beyond Karaskan's wall, the lunatic determination enough to shame even his uttamat.
Examples
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How could you expect something as lunatic as this to succeed?
Fiction book (1996) -
And, students, you may ask, where'd you get a lunatic idea like that?
Fiction book (1997) -
The vision of New York as one big lunatic asylum had already been forgotten.
Fiction book (1998) -
I thought he'd be interested to know he has a lunatic son.
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To be black and conservative is to be a part of the lunatic fringe.
Academic text (2005) -
There was a sort of lunatic pleasure at the thought of Charlotte refusing to budge from the Admiral.
Fiction book (2002) -
There's a lunatic fringe here, and if you don't stop it now, it will destroy us.
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In the old tales, he was often described as a lunatic who spoke to the stars at night.
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The villagers once believed that his strange behavior was caused by the lunatic phases of the moon.
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Many considered her a lunatic for dancing in the rain during the storm.
Synonyms
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4.1
Mentally ill and unable to think or behave in a normal way
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8.4
Not in touch with reality and may see or hear things that are not there
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7.6
Not able to think or act in a normal, reasonable way
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7.2
Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way
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7.8
A person who is not thinking or acting in a normal and safe way
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8.6
Very wild and out of control, seeming crazy
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8.4
Slightly strange in the way a person thinks or behaves
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5.0
Acting in a wild and uncontrolled way
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7.8
Very frightened or upset and not thinking clearly
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9.0
Very strange and silly in a way that seems crazy
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9.8
Acting or feeling very silly and not thinking clearly, often as a joke
Someone who acts a little crazy
Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment
Acting or feeling very strange
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
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8.8
People with very extreme political or social views who are outside the main group
How Mentally Stable
Surface Forms
Morphology
lunatic = lunar (semi-transparent) = luna + ic
The form links to 'lunar'/'luna' so learners familiar with 'lunar' or 'moon' may guess a moon-related meaning, but 'luna-' is not a productive standalone English morpheme.
Etymology
Lunatic comes from the Latin word luna 'moon'. People long ago thought the moon's phases could make someone 'mad', so the word once meant someone 'affected with insanity', especially during a full moon.