n.
Function: noun
1 a person who is insane or of unsound mind FF1C; Bedlam was a famous old English asylum for lunatics FF1E;
Synonyms: bedlamite, dement, loon, loony, madling, madman, maniac, non compos, nut, Tom o' Bedlam
Related Words: demoniac, energumen; raver; neuropath, neurotic, paranoid, psycho, psychoneurotic
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Synonyms: CRACKPOT , crackbrain, crank, cuckoo, ding-a-ling, harebrain, kook, nut, screwball