Mental and Raving

Mental

Mental adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: humane treatment of mental patients

Raving and mental are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Raving" instead an adjective "Mental".

Nearby Words: mentality, mentally, mentation

Raving

Raving adverb - In a raving manner.
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Synonyms for Raving

Mental and raving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mental" instead an adjective "Raving".

Nearby Words: rave, raver, raved

Both words in one sentence

  • Out, Damned Spot! Also Played for Laughs in "Stark Raving Dad", where Homer is put in a mental asylum and has "Insane" stamped on his hand.
  • In "Stark Raving Dad", the hold music for the mental institution that Homer is committed to is "Crazy" by Patsy Cline.
  • Hamdo would be a lesser, villainous example: it's not at all clear how a raving lunatic who would probably have difficulty going to the bathroom without help ended up "king" of a flying battleship, other than a hitherto unhinted period of mental competence.
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