| Main Entry: | maniac |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is crazy, overenthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
Section 8, bedlamite, bigot, crackpot, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fiend, flake, freak, fruitcake, kook, loon, loony, lunatic, madperson, nut*, nutcase, psycho, psychopath, schizoid, screwball, zealot |
| Notes: | a maniac is an insane person, while manic means affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason |
| Main Entry: | psychopath |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is mentally deranged, often prone to hurt others |
Synonyms: |
antisocial personality, insane person, lunatic, mad person, maniac, mental case, nutcase, psycho, psychotic, schizoid, sociopath, unstable personality |
| Main Entry: | weirdo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | freak, oddball |
Synonyms: |
case*, character, crackpot, eccentric, flake, fruitcake, geek*, misfit, nutcase, odd bird, screwball, strange bird |
| Main Entry: | madperson |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nut |
Synonyms: |
bedlamite, crazy person, cuckoo, dement, deranged, idiot, imbecile, loon, loony, lunatic, madman, madwoman, maniac, mental case, nut, nutcase, oddball, patient, psycho, psychopath, psychotic, raver, screwball |
| Main Entry: | madman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lunatic |
Synonyms: |
bedlamite, crazy person, crazyman, cuckoo, deranged person, insane man, looney, maniac, nut*, nutcase, oddball, psychiatric patient, psycho*, psychopath, psychotic*, raver, screwball |