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What is the difference between nutcase and psycho?

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Psycho is a synonym of nutcase.



In pejorative slang terms the difference between nutcase and psycho

is that nutcase is someone who is insane while psycho is a person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner.

As nouns the difference between nutcase and psycho

is that nutcase is an eccentric or odd person while psycho is a person who is psychotic or otherwise insane.

As an adjective psycho is

psychotic, or otherwise insane.

nutcase

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (humorous) An eccentric or odd person.
  • (pejorative, slang) Someone who is insane.

    • Synonyms

    * crackpot * loon * nut * nutbag * nutter * screwball * wacko

    Anagrams

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    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