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

Other Words From

• stir-crazi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stir-crazy¹

First recorded in 1935–40; stir ² + crazy

Example Sentences

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

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