lunatic
noun
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
lunatics
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pluralof lunatic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He is the one figure in the story who learns something: How to survive among lunatics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
We might not be capable of atrocities, but in our dreams we’re all occasionally raving lunatics, giving vent to feelings we keep buried away in the light of day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
The “founders and VCs” here are the miners and early buyers who picked up bitcoin at $10, $100, $1,000 — and held on while the rest of us called them lunatics.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 17, 2025
"It's not my fault that some lunatics use this as a stage to do things which I expressly do not support," he tells me.
From BBC ● May 8, 2024
How well the man reasoned; lunatics always do within their own scope.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
