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How to pronounce lunatic in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms moonstruck
Derivation lunacy
Type Words
Synonyms madman, maniac
Type of sufferer, diseased person, sick person
Has types crazy, pyromaniac, looney, loony, madwoman, nutcase, bedlamite, weirdo
Type Words
Synonyms daredevil, harum-scarum, hothead, madcap, swashbuckler
Type of adventurer, venturer
Has types tearaway

Examples of lunatic

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It's that the initiative process gives many a lunatic idea a chance to flourish.
From the latimes.com
She was interned in a lunatic asylum for giving coal to children in the streets.
From the independent.co.uk
He usually hears about most any arrest of a lunatic on a performance motorcycle.
From the omaha.com
Nature bangs around sometimes giving melodramatic and even lunatic performances.
From the time.com
But I'm sure that will somehow be twisted into a negative by the lunatic fringe.
From the stltoday.com
I contested the decision but I should not go on like a raving lunatic at my age.
From the express.co.uk
It is bad taste to call the elected leader of your neighboring country a lunatic.
From the economist.com
Cassel plays Otto Gross, a gifted analyst according to some, a lunatic to others.
From the independent.co.uk
Well well well, Reform Boy turns out to be the most lunatic of the lot after all.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • An insane person
  • Insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
  • Daredevil: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
  • (lunacy) obsolete terms for legal insanity
  • (lunacy) folly: foolish or senseless behavior
  • A lunatic is a commonly used term for a person who is mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, unpredictable,: a condition once called lunacy.
  • Lunatic is a French hip-hop duo consisting of Booba and Ali, both of whom have since gone onto successful solo careers.
  • Lunatic is the fifth book in the Lost Books series, written by Ted DekKer. It occurs at the beginning of White, from Dekker's Circle Trilogy. It, along with the sixth book, Elyon, was released on June 2, 2009.
  • (Lunacy (album)) Lunacy is an album released by Luna Sea on July 12, 2000. It was the band's last original studio album before disbanding in late 2000.