How to Pronounce "lunatic"
word
/ˈɫunəˌtɪk/
LOO-nuh-tik
/lˈuːnətˌɪk/
LOO-nuh-tik
Definition
A lunatic is a person who behaves in a very crazy, wild, or unreasonable way. It is also an old-fashioned and often offensive word for someone with a serious mental illness.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈɫunəˌtɪk/
British English
/lˈuːnətˌɪk/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LOO-nuh-tik
UK
LOO-nuh-tik
Listen in Context
That lunatic shouted at everyone on the bus.
Only a lunatic would jump into that cold lake.
The police arrested a lunatic with a knife.
Who drives that fast in the rain? What a lunatic.