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Maniac vs Psycho - What's the difference?

maniac | psycho |

As nouns the difference between maniac and psycho

is that maniac is an insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania while psycho is (pejorative|slang) a person who is psychotic or otherwise insane.

As an adjective psycho is

(colloquial|or|pejorative) psychotic, or otherwise insane.

maniac

English

Alternative forms

* maniack (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
  • A fanatic, a person with an obsession.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * brainiac * trainiac

    Related terms

    * -maniac * mania * maniacal

    Anagrams

    * *

    psycho

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial, or, pejorative) Psychotic, or otherwise insane.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative, slang) A person who is psychotic or otherwise insane.
    • The loony bin up on the hill is full of psychos .
  • (pejorative, slang) A person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner.
    • She complained that he was a psycho for driving at such a high speed in heavy traffic.
  • (informal) A class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught.
    • "I've got anthro, socio, lunch, and psycho."

    Synonyms

    * (pejorative for a pyschotic or otherwise insane person) freak, loony, nutcase, wacko * (pejorative for a person acting in a bizarre or dangerous manner) creep, freak, loose cannon, weirdo