Batty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæstɹˈɑːɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɑːtʃpɹˈɛzbɪtəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɑːtʃpɹˈɛzbɪtəɹi/

2 syllables Say it as /kæstɹˈɑːɾi/.

Examples

it used to drive my husband balmy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dotty loony whacky nutty bats loco cracked buggy balmy daft crackers barmy around the bend nuts bonkers fruity round the bend kooky kookie loopy haywire wacky

Parts of Speech

adjective

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

“it used to drive my husband balmy”

Word Forms

daftness	noun	informal terms for insanity
kook	noun	someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
loon	noun	a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verrückt

informelle oder umgangssprachliche Bezeichnungen für geistig unregelmäßig

🇫🇷French

débile

termes informels ou d'argot pour désigner les irréguliers mentaux

🇪🇸Spanish

chalado

Términos informales o de jerga para referirse a personas mentalmente irregulares.

🇮🇹Italian

battono

termini informali o gergali per indicare persone mentalmente irregolari

🇳🇱Dutch

gek

informele of jargontermen voor geestelijk onregelmatig

🇵🇹Portuguese

maluco

termos informais ou de gíria para pessoas mentalmente irregulares

🇷🇺Russian

сумасшедший

неофициальные или жаргонные термины, обозначающие психически ненормальные

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बावला

मानसिक रूप से अनियमित के लिए अनौपचारिक या कठबोली शब्द

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যাটি

মানসিকভাবে অনিয়মিত জন্য অনানুষ্ঠানিক বা অপবাদ পদ

🇮🇳Tamil

பட்டி

மனரீதியாக ஒழுங்கற்றவர்களுக்கான முறைசாரா அல்லது ஸ்லாங் சொற்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

బట్టీ

మానసిక క్రమరాహిత్యం కోసం అనధికారిక లేదా యాస పదాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

बॅटी

मानसिकदृष्ट्या अनियमित साठी अनौपचारिक किंवा अपशब्द

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેટી

માનસિક રીતે અનિયમિત માટે અનૌપચારિક અથવા અશિષ્ટ શબ્દો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಟ್ಟಿ

ಮಾನಸಿಕವಾಗಿ ಅನಿಯಮಿತವಾಗಿರುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಗ್ರಾಮ್ಯ ಪದಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബട്ടി

മാനസിക ക്രമക്കേടിനുള്ള അനൗപചാരിക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ലാംഗ് പദങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੱਤੀ

ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਅਨਿਯਮਿਤ ਲਈ ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲ ਸ਼ਬਦ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

疯狂

表示精神不正常的非正式或俚语

🇯🇵Japanese

ひどい

精神的に異常であることを表す非公式または俗語

🇰🇷Korean

배티

정신적으로 불규칙하다는 뜻의 비공식적이거나 속어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái cục nhỏ

thuật ngữ không chính thức hoặc tiếng lóng cho tinh thần bất thường

🇹🇭Thai

บ้า

คำศัพท์ที่ไม่เป็นทางการหรือคำสแลงสำหรับความผิดปกติทางจิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

amuk

istilah informal atau slang untuk mental yang tidak teratur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

باتي

مصطلحات غير رسمية أو عامية تشير إلى عدم الانتظام العقلي

🇮🇷Persian

باتی

اصطلاحات غیررسمی یا عامیانه برای ذهنی نامنظم

🇹🇷Turkish

çatlak

Zihinsel düzensizlik için resmi olmayan veya argo terimler

🇮🇱Hebrew

באטי

מונחים לא רשמיים או סלנגים עבור לא סדיר נפשית

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