adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A madman; a crazy person, a nutter.

   "‘Enough,’ as Tsedraiter Ike put it, ‘with giving satisfaction to the anti-Semites. Just lock the meshuggener away.’"

2. 2
   (Yiddish) a crazy fool wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   crazy, insane

Adjective

1. 1
   senseless; crazy wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

impracticalmeshugameshuggameshuggemeshuggenehmeshuggeneh

Example

More examples

"‘Enough,’ as Tsedraiter Ike put it, ‘with giving satisfaction to the anti-Semites. Just lock the meshuggener away.’"

Etymology

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

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