Adjektiv

verrückt

crazy, mad, insane, wacky

Er hat eine verrückte Idee.

He has a crazy idea.

Du bist ja total verrückt!

You are totally crazy!

Ich bin verrückt nach Schokolade.

I am crazy about chocolate.

((as adjective)) ((before noun)) a crazy ... Ein verrückter Mann stand auf der Straße.

((as predicative)) ((to be/become)) to be crazy Er ist total verrückt.

((nach+3)) ((to be)) to be crazy about sth./sb. Sie ist verrückt nach ihm.

Synonyms: wahnsinnig, irre; Antonyms: normal, sane (vernünftig)

Comes from 'ver-' (implying something has gone wrong) + 'rücken' (to move). The idea is that one's mind has been 'moved' out of its proper place.

Picture a screw in your head being 'verrückt' (displaced or moved incorrectly), leading to crazy thoughts.

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