ravings

Lunatic's wild talk

Ravings are wild, incoherent speech—the kind produced by fever, madness, or extreme agitation.

The word almost always appears in the plural and carries dismissive force: the ravings of a lunatic, I couldn't make sense of his ravings.

To call something ravings is to deny it credibility or coherence.

madness

delirium

Acute mental disorientation

lunacy · psychosis · derangement · mania · paranoia · delusions · irrationality · babbling · gibberish · ranting

fanaticism

zealot

Obsessive cause supporter

radical · dogmatic · fervent · obsessive · manifesto · diatribe · propaganda · conspiracy · fringe · crackpot

frenzy

hysterical

Emotionally out of control

  • frenziedWildly out of control
  • manicAbnormally elevated, agitated
  • wildNot domesticated or controlled

ecstatic · euphoric · excitable · overwrought · agitated · worked up · beside oneself · feverish · delirious · intoxicated

criticism

panned

Severely criticized publicly

excoriated · lambasted · attacked · blasted · trashed · savaged · harsh words · diatribes · tirades · screeds

Categories
Opposites
emotional tone and delivery

ravingsquiet reflection

Silent, thoughtful self-examination

measured speech

perceived credibility/value

ravingswisdom

Good judgment from experience

pearls of wisdom · words of wisdom · truths · insights · profundities

Phrases
Family

raving, ravingly

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