lunatic
Crazed, mad, insane, dementedCrazed, mad, insane, demented.
» He acted like a lunatic.
Er benahm sich wie ein Wahnsinniger.
Він поводився як божевільний.
Meaning
3 sensesCrazed, mad, insane, demented.
сумасше́дшийsumasšédšij, душевнобольно́йduševnobolʹnój, поме́шанныйpoméšannyj
(literary, rare)Relating to the Moon; lunar.
(literary, rare)Influenced or affected by the Moon.
insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
Examples
46 sentencesHe acted like a lunatic.
Він поводився як божевільний.
deEr benahm sich wie ein Wahnsinniger.
I'm sorry I behaved like a lunatic.
I'm sorry that I behaved like a lunatic.
Last century they would've just thrown someone like Tom into a lunatic asylum.
Last century they would have just thrown someone like Tom into a lunatic asylum.
deIm letzten Jahrhundert wäre jemand wie Tom schlichtweg ins Irrenhaus gesteckt worden.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English lunatik, from Old French lunatique, from Late Latin lunaticus (“moonstFrom Middle English lunatik, from Old French lunatique, from Late Latin lunaticus (“moonstruck”), derived from Latin luna (“moon”), the connection stemming from the belief that changes of the moon caused intermittent insanity.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more lunatic, most lunatic| Comparative | more lunatic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most lunatic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form