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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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   What does lunatic mean?

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   What is a lunatic person?

   • 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. (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) insane. characteristic or suggestive of lunacy; wildly or recklessly foolish. a lunatic asylum. She has a lunatic charm that is quite engaging.

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   What is the origin of the word lunatic?

   • The word lunatic derives from lunaticus, meaning 'of the moon' or 'moonstruck'. Etymology: From lunatique, an antiquated term referring to a person who is seen as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, or crazy—conditions once attributed to 'lunacy'.

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   What does lunaticus est mean?

   • The term “lunaticus est” is the Latin translation of the Greek verb “ σεληνιαζεται ” (“seleniazetai”), which includes the prefix selen - (from σεληνη - the ancient Greek word for the moon). Therefore, the original meaning of the term “lunatic” seems to be linked to epilepsy, rather than insanity.

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   What does Lunacy mean?

   • n. 1. A person who is affected by lunacy; a mentally deranged person. 2. A very foolish person. 1. Affected by lunacy; mentally deranged. 2. Of or for people who are mentally deranged. 3. Wildly or giddily foolish: a lunatic decision.

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   What does it mean if a country is a lunatic?

   • ...a country spurned until now by all except the more lunatic of journalists and adventurers. If you describe a place or situation as lunatic, you mean that it is confused and seems out of control. He pleads for sanity in a lunatic world. People who were mentally ill used to be called lunatics.

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