Subscribe to America`s largest dictionary and get thousands of other definitions and an advanced search – ad-free! Even though Walter was a madman, he was at the forefront of printing. How to use a word that (literally) has something pe. A madman is a madman. Yelling like crazy is never a good way to get your message across. But Lasseroe was now crazy and he wanted to take the life of the jewelry designer. I consider Lucrezia Borgia a murderer and Torquemada a mad nun. It would be almost less disturbing if he showed a sign that he is a murderous maniac. Tom Sizemore, it seems, is no longer a madman – but he is convinced that he can still play one on screen. «Maniac.» Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maniac. Retrieved 11 October 2022. Long ago, the word manic was an official psychiatric term meaning «a patient suffering from mania» or manic disorder that included euphoric mood and extreme energy. Maniac is no longer used clinically, but only informally to mean «crazy». You might describe yourself running around the house looking for your car keys, or dismiss your sports-obsessed brother as a «football freak.» The Greek root is mania or «madness».

Of course, Kim Jong-Un takes a shot as maniacs obsessed with Katy Perry, drinking margarita with daddy problems. «He fell out of the window, I think,» said the little fool. He was barely reassured when, after a special session called by the governor in March, members of the university`s board of governors described Wallace as «scared,» «crazy,» and «like a rabid maniac.» These sample phrases are automatically selected from various online information sources to reflect the current use of the word «crazy.» The views expressed in the examples do not represent the views of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us your feedback. By mania + -ac. Borrowed from the French maniac, the late Latin maniacus, the ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós), adjectival form of μανία (manía, «madness»). Britannica English: Translation of maniac for Arabic Speakers For citations using this term, see Citations:maniac. maniac m or n (masculine feminine singular, masculine plural maniaci, maniac plural feminine and neuter) On either side of the driver of the galloping steeds stood a man who screamed like a madman of the boatswain.

There, in the crowd, he lost it without further delay and rushed like crazy towards the front doors. We don`t blame the madman who burns down a house and thinks about a policeman, or the mad dog who bites a little poet.