Difference between Maniac and Lunatic

What is the difference between Maniac and Lunatic?

Maniac as a noun is an insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania. while Lunatic as a noun is an insane person.

Maniac

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania. A fanatic, a person with an obsession.

Example sentence: Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it.

Lunatic

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An insane person.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: crazed, mad, insane, demented

Example sentence: I'm a crazy lunatic, but a lot of the time I'm just sitting at home watching movies.

We hope you now know whether to use Maniac or Lunatic in your sentence.

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