madman

madman
/mad"man', -meuhn/, n., pl. madmen /-men', -meuhn/.
a person who is or behaves as if insane; lunatic; maniac.
[1300-50; ME madd man. See MAD, MAN1]

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  • madman — I madman, madwoman (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See insanity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lunatic, one who is mentally ill, maniac, raver, bedlamite, insane man, deranged person, psychiatric patient, Tom o Bedlam*, nut*, looney*,… …   English dictionary for students

  • madman — mad|man [ˈmædmən] n plural madmen [ mən] 1.) someone who behaves in a wild, uncontrolled way ▪ He drives like a madman . 2.) old fashioned a man who is mentally ill …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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