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I . lunatic [ˈlu:nətɪk] N

II . lunatic [ˈlu:nətɪk] ADJ

lunatic asylum N inf

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It had taken his brilliant scientist and changed him into a lunatic, a liberty he could not condone.
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As a patient in a lunatic asylum, he remained a marginal figure, and most of his translations were printed privately, paid for by the family.
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After she rouses the town while wearing her bridal gown, she is put into a lunatic asylum and eventually stops painting.
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He is described as having an eccentric and erratic personality, if not lunatic.
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The physician must be the vital principal of a lunatic hospital.
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The manager secretly calls the police to take away what he thinks is a lunatic, and uses the check to light his cigar.
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The conductor assures them that they will catch the lunatic soon.
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His wretched wife has crammed his house with bric-a-brac and old furniture, and this new craze will end by driving him to a lunatic asylum.
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Similarly, the term lunatic has come to be seen as potentially offensive and has been replaced in legislation by other terms such as mental illness.
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It was to be for the poor, disabled and lunatic members of society.
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