What is another word for insane person?

Pronunciation: [ɪnsˈe͡ɪn pˈɜːsən] (IPA)

The term "insane person" refers to an individual who suffers from a severe mental disorder that manifests in unpredictable or irrational behavior. While this term is often used colloquially, it can also perpetuate stigma surrounding mental health. In order to use more respectful language, synonyms for "insane person" might include phrases such as "person living with mental illness" or simply "person with a psychiatric diagnosis." Other alternatives might include "mentally distressed," "psychologically-challenged," or "emotionally unstable." By using inclusive language to refer to individuals with mental health challenges, we can help reduce the shame and discrimination often experienced by those who struggle with mental illness.

What are the hypernyms for Insane person?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Insane person

  • The first part of "The Double Axe" was written during the war and finished a year before the war ended, and it bears the scars; but the poem is not primarily concerned with that grim folly. Its burden, as of some previous work of mine, is to present a philosophical attitude, which might be called Inhumanism, a shifting of emphasis and significance from man to not-man; the rejection of human solipsism and recognition of the transhuman magnificence. It seems time that our race began to think as an adult does, rather than like an egocentric baby or insane person. This manner of thought and feeling is neither misanthropic nor pessimist, though two or three people have said so and may again. It involves no falsehoods, and is a means of maintaining sanity in slippery times; it has objective truth and human value. It offers a reasonable detachment as rule of conduct, instead of love, hate and envy. It neutralizes fanaticism and wild hopes; but it provides magnificence for the religious instinct, and satisfies our need to admire greatness and rejoice in beauty.
    Robinson Jeffers

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