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lunatic in German

lunatic in German is Irre — lunatic means a person regarded as insane or wildly irrational (now considered old-fashioned and offensive as a clinical term).

lunatic in German

Irre
noun
An insane person.

What does "lunatic" mean?

  1. noun A person regarded as insane or wildly irrational (now considered old-fashioned and offensive as a clinical term).
    "The old asylum was once, insensitively, referred to as a home for lunatics."
  2. adj Crazy, reckless, or completely irrational.
    "Only a lunatic would try to cross that motorway on foot."

lunatic in a sentence

  • The old asylum was once, insensitively, referred to as a home for lunatics.
  • Only a lunatic would try to cross that motorway on foot.
  • He came up with some lunatic scheme to double his savings overnight.

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What is "lunatic" in German?

"lunatic" in German is Irre. lunatic means: A person regarded as insane or wildly irrational (now considered old-fashioned and offensive as a clinical term).

How do you use "lunatic" in a sentence?

Example: "The old asylum was once, insensitively, referred to as a home for lunatics." In German, "lunatic" is Irre.

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