🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

verrückt

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fɛrˈʁʏkt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gyte/ɡaɪt/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er ist völlig verrückt geworden."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Mad, insane, or wildly eccentric.

    "He went completely gyte after losing his keys for the third time today."
  2. 2

    Infatuated or wildly enthusiastic about someone or something.

    "The children were gyte with excitement when they saw the theme park."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English, possibly related to Old Norse words meaning possessed, mad, or wandering. Historically preserved primarily in Scottish dialects to describe someone who is acting wildly, crazily, or is obsessed with something.

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