meshuga

adjective

mə-ˈshu̇-gə How to pronounce meshuga (audio)
variants or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah
Definition of meshuganext
as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind when your mother is meshuga like his was, a lifetime of therapy is pretty much a foregone conclusion

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  1. psychotic
  2. mad
  3. crazy
  4. paranoid
Adjective
  • The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.
    — Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
Definition of psychotic
Adjective
  • And the maddest thing of all is the AI Generator, who wants to marry her!
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The other tuna dodged their dead companions with a flick of the tail and continued their mad carousel.
    — Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (Tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.
    — Calie Schepp, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023
Definition of crazy
Adjective
  • Mastroianni, who co-wrote the script with Sloan, carries the film with her paranoid performance as Frankie.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The Democrats have no rival to Trump, a master of propaganda whose face, voice and paranoid social media posts are everywhere all the time.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of paranoid
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“Meshuga.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meshuga. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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