slightly deranged
Frequency: 5.53.0 per million words
Indicates a minor degree of mental instability.
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Examples (10)
- After the accident, he seemed slightly deranged and couldn't remember his own name.
- Her constant muttering to herself made her appear slightly deranged to the other passengers.
- The villain in the story is a genius, but also slightly deranged, which makes him unpredictable.
- His theories about the government were so bizarre that some people thought he was slightly deranged.
- After weeks of no sleep, the new mother felt she was becoming slightly deranged.
- The reclusive artist was known for being slightly deranged, often painting with ketchup instead of oil paints.
- There was a wild look in his eyes and a slightly deranged laugh that sent shivers down my spine.
- The film's humor comes from its main character, who is endearingly slightly deranged.
- To an outsider, his elaborate plan to win her back might have seemed slightly deranged.
- The stress of the trial had clearly left him slightly deranged and prone to emotional outbursts.