Bats
Bats adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: by film's end it's obvious that faded movie star Norma Desmond is completely bats
Insane
Insane adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: only an insane person would intentionally jump off a skyscraper
Bats and insane are semantically related in raving mad topic. Sometimes you can use "Bats" instead an adjective "Insane". informal substitute
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Here, Arno briefly gets to use an Apple of Eden contained within the Head of Saint Denis, which drives men insane with swarms of bats, and promptly kills them.
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Robotnik has a mother, but she's bats-in-the-belfry insane and he hates her!
Source: Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas - Special mention goes to Bad Girl, who bats blindfolded gimps at you and beats you with a burning baseball bat, the insane superhero Destroyman, the pig-tail wearing Yandere Kimmy Howell, the damned soul of Matt Helms, and Jasper Batt Jr.
Source: Ax Crazy / Video Games
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