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Epilepsy vs Lunatic - What's the difference?

epilepsy | lunatic |

As nouns the difference between epilepsy and lunatic

is that epilepsy is (pathology) a medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts while lunatic is an insane person.

As an adjective lunatic is

crazed, mad, insane, demented.

epilepsy

English

(wikipedia epilepsy)

Noun

  • (pathology) A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.
  • * (Jeremy Taylor)
    • Epilepsies , or fallings and reelings, and beastly vomitings. The least of these, even when the tongue begins to be untied, is a degree of drunkenness.

    Derived terms

    * epileptic * epileptiform

    See also

    * falling sickness * grand mal * petit mal

    lunatic

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An insane person.

    • Synonyms

    * (l) * See also

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • crazed, mad, insane, demented

    • Synonyms

    * crazed, insane, mad, demented, maniacal, psychotic, crazed; see also