lunatic — a person who is mentally ill (old-fashioned and offensive); a person who behaves in a very strange, foolish, or dangerous way
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a person who is mentally ill (old-fashioned and offensive); a person who behaves in a very strange, foolish, or dangerous way
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈluːnətɪk/
Example Sentences
- My neighbor is a complete lunatic - he mows his lawn at 3 AM while singing opera!
- The politician's lunatic proposal to build a bridge to the moon was rejected unanimously.
- She called him a lunatic for trying to teach his goldfish to play chess.
lunatic
NOUN[/ˈluːnətɪk/]
a person who is mentally ill (old-fashioned and offensive); a person who behaves in a very strange, foolish, or dangerous way
The lunatic in the asylum courtyard howls at the moon every single night.
The lunatic's magnetic experiment turns dramatic!
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“My neighbor is a complete lunatic - he mows his lawn at 3 AM while singing opera!”
“The politician's lunatic proposal to build a bridge to the moon was rejected unanimously.”
“She called him a lunatic for trying to teach his goldfish to play chess.”
“The security guard described the intruder as 'some lunatic wearing a banana costume.'”
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