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madman

noun [C] (MENTALLY ILL)
 
 
/ˈmæd.mən/ /-mæn/ (plural -men
 
/-mən/
 
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a man who is mentally illOf unsound mindStupid and silly
(Definition of madman noun (MENTALLY ILL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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