meshuggener

Meaning

Adj

crazy, insane

Noun

A madman; a crazy person, a nutter.

Synonyms

meshuggeneh

meshugga

meshugge

meshuga

bats

bedlamite

cockeyed

daft

deranged

foolish

insane

loony

lunatic

mad

maniacal

mindless

non compos mentis

nonsensical

one brick short of a full load

over the edge

pointless

potty

reasonless

ridiculous

senseless

witless

doolally

off one’s chump

off one’s nut

out of one’s mind

bughouse

nuts

off one’s rocker

off one’s trolley

Laputan

off one’s rocket

nutso

reality challenged

absurd

nutzoid

around the bend

balmy

barmy

Translations

dement

geistesgestört

umnachtet

aberrant

aliéné

dément

fêlé

fol

démenciel

folle

demente

pazzesco

dēmēns

īnsānus

dolzinnig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məˈʃʊɡənər/

Etymology

Cognate with Yiddish: משוגע

In summary

From Yiddish משוגענער (meshugener, “lunatic”, noun). Compare Yiddish משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”).