verrückt
crazy
Meaning of verrückt
sehr unvernünftig, z. B. eine wilde Idee
very foolish or not sensible
Pronunciation
verrückt with English translation
verrückt usage examples
Das ist eine verrückte Idee.
That's a crazy idea.
Er hat eine verrückte Sache gemacht.
He did a crazy thing.
verrückt synonyms
What's the difference between verrückt, irre, wahnsinnig, durchgedreht, crazy, seltsam, and witzig
Colloquial: ‘crazy’, ‘mad’, usually about a person or action; can sound mildly negative or just evaluative.
Strong word: ‘mad’, ‘insane’; can describe a person, action, or very intense feeling, not only negatively.
Colloquial: ‘gone off the rails’, ‘totally unhinged’; usually about a person behaving very strangely or irrationally.
An English borrowing used in German; often sounds trendy or colloquial and can work as an intensifier, not always literally ‘insane’.
‘Odd’, ‘strange’; describes something unusual or unfamiliar, but not necessarily crazy.
Literally ‘not normal’; a very direct and often harsh expression, stronger and blunter than just ‘strange’.
‘Unreasonable’, ‘irrational’; emphasizes lack of common sense rather than mental weirdness.
Colloquial and fairly rude: ‘nuts’, ‘crazy’; often sounds mocking or annoyed.
‘Nonsensical’, ‘pointless’; refers to an idea, decision, or action that makes no sense.
Advanced: broader words
Not ‘crazy’; rather ‘funny’, ‘amusing’, sometimes about a strange but comic situation.
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Questions about this word
What does verrückt mean?
very foolish or not sensible
How do you pronounce verrückt?
verrückt is pronounced [fɛʁˈʏkt].
How is verrückt used in a sentence?
That's a crazy idea. Translation: Das ist eine verrückte Idee.
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