(dangerous) lunatic

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• lunatic — I UK [ˈluːnətɪk] / US [ˈlunətɪk] noun [countable] Word forms lunatic : singular lunatic plural lunatics 1) someone who behaves in an extreme or dangerous way Some lunatic was driving on the wrong side of the road. 2) old fashioned an offensive… …   English dictionary

• lunatic — lu|na|tic [ˈlu:nətık] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: lunatique, from Late Latin lunaticus, from Latin luna ( LUNAR); because people thought mental illness was caused by the moon] 1.) someone who behaves in a crazy or very stupid way… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lunatic — noun (C) 1 someone who behaves in a crazy or very stupid way: You lunatic you nearly drove straight into me! 2 old fashioned someone who is mentally ill: a dangerous lunatic 3 the lunatic fringe BrE the people in a political group or organization …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lunatic — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, raving ▪ crazed, crazy (both esp. AmE) ▪ dangerous LUNATIC + NOUN ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• lunatic — [[t]lu͟ːnətɪk[/t]] lunatics 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a lunatic, you think they behave in a dangerous, stupid, or annoying way. [INFORMAL] Her son thinks she s an absolute raving lunatic. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If… …   English dictionary

• lunatic — lu|na|tic1 [ lunətık ] noun count 1. ) someone who behaves in an extreme or dangerous way: Some lunatic was driving on the wrong side of the road. 2. ) OLD FASHIONED an offensive word for a person who has a mental illness lunatic lu|na|tic 2 [… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Lunatic — A lunatic (colloquially: looney or loon ) is a commonly used term for a person who is mentally ill, dangerous, foolish or unpredictable: a condition once called lunacy.Linguistic rootsThe word lunatic is borrowed from Latin lunaticus , which… …   Wikipedia

• dangerous — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, prove, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ The situation could get dangerous …   Collocations dictionary

• lunatic — [ˈluːnətɪk] noun [C] someone who behaves in an extreme or dangerous way lunatic adj …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• lunatic — n 1. madman, Sl. loony, maniac, bedlam ite, Inf. crackpot, Sl. kook, Sl. nut, Sl. screwball; psychotic, Sl. sickie, psychopath, schizophrenic, Sl. schizo; paranoiac, Psychiatry. manic depressive; Psychiatry. megalomaniac, pyromaniac, Psychol.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Seacliff Lunatic Asylum — (often only Seacliff Asylum, later Seacliff Mental Hospital) was a psychiatric hospital in Seacliff, New Zealand. When built in the late 19th century, it was the largest building in New Zealand, noted for its scale and extravagant architecture.… …   Wikipedia