狂人
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Meanings
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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
lunatic; madman; insane person
Refers to a person who is mentally deranged or acts in a wildly irrational way. Can be used literally or figuratively.
He kept screaming like a madman.
The lunatic was confined to a hospital.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉を狂人扱いするto treat someone as if they were a lunatic
The people around him treated him like a madman.
- 狂人のように〈動詞〉to do something like a madman
He kept laughing like a lunatic.
Expressions
- 天才と狂人は紙一重there's a fine line between genius and insanity