madman
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madman
- /ˈmædmən/ UK
- /ˈmædˌmæn/ US
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English mad-man. By surface analysis, mad + -man.
noun madmen
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A man who is insane or mentally disturbed.
The villagers feared that the madman would return.
Similar: basket case, basket weaver, crack, crackpot, crazy, crazyhead, dingbat, eccentric, fruit and nut case, fruit cake, fruit loop, fruitloop
- A person who makes risky and questionable decisions.
- A daredevil.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lunatic, maniac, insanity, craziness, insane, mad, crazy, craze, crazed, madness, crackpot, psycho, nutcase, wacko, kook, raving
Translations
Every language
noun an insane man
| Español | loco, trastronado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 광인 gwang'in, 미치광이 michigwang'i |
| 日本語 | 狂人 kyōjin, 気違い kichigai |
| 中文 | 瘋子 /疯子 fēngzi, 狂人 kuángrén, 瘋人 /疯人 fēngrén |
| हिन्दी | दीवाना dīvānā, पागल pāgal, पगला paglā |
| Kiswahili | chizi |
| Português | doido, louco, maluco |
| Français | fou, insensé |
| Deutsch | Irrer, Wahnsinniger, Verrückter |
| Italiano | matto, pazzo |
| Ελληνικά | τρελός trelós |
| Română | nebun |
| Русский | безу́мец bezúmec, сумасше́дший sumasšédšij, чо́кнутый čóknutyj |
| العربية | مَعْتُوه maʕtūh, مَجْنُون majnūn, مُخَبَّل muḵabbal, مَهْوُوس mahwūs, مَمْسُوس mamsūs |
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