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View synonyms for stir-crazy

stir-crazy

[ stur-krey-zee ]

adjective

, Slang.
  1. Informal. restless or frantic because of confinement, routine, etc.:

    I was stir-crazy after just two months of keeping house.

  2. mentally ill because of long imprisonment.

stir-crazy

adjective

  1. slang.
    mentally disturbed as a result of being in prison or otherwise confined
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • stir-crazi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stir-crazy1

First recorded in 1935–40; stir 2 + crazy
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Example Sentences

Pick it up and tell Commsubron that you went stir-crazy for a little while.

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