The patients in the mental hospital could be described as loony, but the doctors tried to treat them as normal human beings with normal problems in order to try to help them get better.
noun
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Bad /
Steal
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crook -
A person who is dishonest or a criminal
The crook was caught red-handed by the police as he left the house he had just robbed.
adjective
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Bad /
Disorganized
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cumbersome -
Difficult to use because it is complex or heavy
Arthur didn't enjoy the hike because of his heavy and cumbersome backpack
verb
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Other /
Stop
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curtail -
To stop, reduce or limit something.
Tripling the fine for speeding was successful in curtailing the number of traffic accidents caused by speeding.
adjective
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Bad /
Dishonest
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duplicitous -
Deliberately misleading or two-faced in behavior or speech.
The spy led a duplicitous life, pretending to serve one country while working for another.
verb
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Good /
Happy
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snicker -
To give a smothered or half-suppressed laugh.
Jon snickered to himself as everyone went around the group, telling each other about stupid things that they had done as kids.
verb
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Good /
Good
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enhance -
To improve the quality, value, or extent of something.
Adding fresh herbs will enhance the flavor of the recipe.
adjective
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Bad /
Attack
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cruel -
Causing physical or mental pain
It's against the law in every U.S. state to be cruel to animals.
adjective
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Good /
Love
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enthralled -
To be totally fascinated and filled with delight and wonder about something.
They loved going camping because they were enthralled by the profound peace of nature.
verb
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Bad /
Steal
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smuggle -
To move goods illegally into or out of a country
The border guards were always on the lookout for people trying to smuggle guns into the country.
adjective
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Bad /
Boring
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tiresome -
Making you feel annoyed or bored
Martha found it tiresome to go on date after date with guys who were obviously on a completely different wavelength.
noun
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Bad /
Unhappy
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dismay -
A strong feeling of disappointment about something unexpected and hard to fix
After the market plunged by 10%, the news networks showed Wall Street traders feeling dismay.
