The difference between Lunatic and Psychotic

When used as nouns, lunatic means an insane person, whereas psychotic means a person affected by psychosis.

When used as adjectives, lunatic means crazed, mad, insane, demented, whereas psychotic means of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.


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  1. Lunatic as a noun:

    An insane person.

  1. Lunatic as an adjective:

    Crazed, mad, insane, demented.

  1. Psychotic as an adjective:

    Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.

  1. Psychotic as a noun:

    A person affected by psychosis.