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Mental Case

Description:

A "mental case" refers to a person who is considered mentally unstable or has a mental illness. It can also be used informally to describe someone who acts in a bizarre or irrational manner.

Examples of Usage:

As a Noun:

1. The mental case was brought in for evaluation at the psychiatric hospital.
2. The community provided support and resources for individuals labeled as mental cases.

As an Adjective:

1. The police officer encountered a mental case on the streets, behaving erratically and shouting at random.
2. Peter's behavior has become increasingly mental case, making his friends worried about his well-being.

As an Informal Term:

1. John went mental case when he found out that someone had eaten his lunch from the office fridge.
2. The new employee seems like a total mental case; no one can understand why they act so strangely.

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