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stir-crazy
[ stur-krey-zee ]
/ ˈstɜrˌkreɪ zi /
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adjective Slang.
Informal. restless or frantic because of confinement, routine, etc.: I was stir-crazy after just two months of keeping house.
mentally ill because of long imprisonment.
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stir-cra·zi·ness, nounWords nearby stir-crazy
stipulation, stipule, stipuliform, stir, stirabout, stir-crazy, stir-fried, stir-fry, stirk, Stirling, Stirling engine
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British Dictionary definitions for stir-crazy
stir-crazy
adjective
slang mentally disturbed as a result of being in prison or otherwise confined
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