noun
Meaning 1
A man who is insane or mentally disturbed.
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noun
A man who is insane or mentally disturbed.
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noun
A person who makes risky and questionable decisions.
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noun
A daredevil.
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noun
an insane person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lunatic, maniac
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Broader terms: sick person, diseased person, sufferer
Narrower terms: crazy, loony, looney, nutcase, weirdo, bedlamite, pyromaniac, madwoman
History
Etymology tree English mad Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English madman From mad + -man.
Across languages
130 source translations are retained for this English entry.