a person who does crazy things that are often dangerous synonym maniacTopics Dangerc2, Personal qualitiesc2精神错乱者;狂人 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- raving
- crazed
- …
- asylum
- (old-fashioned)
a person who is severely mentally ill (the use of this word is now offensive) 严重精神病患者,疯子(现为冒犯语) Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- raving
- crazed
- …
- asylum
Word OriginOriginally from the Latin lunaticus (luna = moon), because people believed that the changes in the moon made people go mad temporarily.