When Amy found out that her house had been destroyed by the tornado, she broke down into hysterical crying, and could not be comforted for hours.
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lunatic -
A person who is crazy
Martha was a defensive driver, to be safer with regards to a possible lunatic behind the wheel of another car.
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unhinged -
Mentally unbalanced and unstable
Trevor crossed the street when he saw the unhinged person yelling at him.
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daffy -
Silly, different, strange, and funny
Fred had a twirled mustache and wore an oddly colored suit, but the town's residents simply viewed him as daffy instead of someone to be afraid of.
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nuts -
Crazy, insane, or stupid, often in a humorous way
Bill's friends thought he was nuts for swimming in the middle of the winter.
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cantankerous -
Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
The constant arguing of the cantankerous couple living above Ann always kept her up at night.
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berserk -
To behave in a wild and uncontrolled way as a result of something unexpected happening.
When Anne found out that she had lost all her money as a result of stock fraud, she went berserk, running around the house, screaming and breaking dishes.
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delusional -
Seeing or believing things that are not real
Betty was confident that she would be a millionaire by the time she would be 25, but her friends thought she was delusional.
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zany -
Amusingly unconventional and different
Einstein was unique among geniuses in that he also had a silly and zany side of his personality.
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maniac -
Someone who is mentally ill tending towards violent and dangerous behavior.
The film’s villain was portrayed as a ruthless maniac with no regard for human life.
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bonkers -
Mentally unbalanced, mad and crazy, usually meant humorously
There were many long stretches of time that Joan was cooped up in the house with her kids, and it was making her go bonkers.
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megalomaniac -
Someone who has an unnaturally strong wish for power and control.
The dictator showed signs of being a megalomaniac even as a child, the way he bossed everyone around in the schoolyard.
