Loony — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone deranged and possibly dangerous

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈuːni/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈuːni/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈuːni/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈuːni/.

Examples

it used to drive my husband balmy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dotty whacky nutty nutcase bats loco cracked buggy balmy daft weirdo crackers barmy crazy around the bend nuts bonkers batty fruity round the bend kooky kookie looney loopy

Parts of Speech

noun	someone deranged and possibly dangerous
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

jemand ist geistesgestört und möglicherweise gefährlich

🇫🇷French

cinglé

quelqu'un de dérangé et peut-être dangereux

🇪🇸Spanish

loco

alguien trastornado y posiblemente peligroso

🇮🇹Italian

pazzo

qualcuno squilibrato e forse pericoloso

🇳🇱Dutch

gek

iemand die gestoord en mogelijk gevaarlijk is

🇵🇹Portuguese

maluco

alguém perturbado e possivelmente perigoso

🇷🇺Russian

псих

кто-то невменяемый и, возможно, опасный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दीवाना

कोई विक्षिप्त और संभवतः खतरनाक

🇧🇩Bengali

পাগল

কেউ বিভ্রান্ত এবং সম্ভবত বিপজ্জনক

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்தனமான

யாரோ ஒருவர் மனச்சோர்வடைந்த மற்றும் ஆபத்தானவராக இருக்கலாம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పిచ్చివాడు

ఎవరైనా అశాంతి మరియు బహుశా ప్రమాదకరమైన

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्ख

कोणीतरी विकृत आणि संभाव्यतः धोकादायक

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખ

કોઈ અસ્વસ્થ અને સંભવતઃ ખતરનાક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುಚ್ಚ

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ವಿಚಲಿತರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬಹುಶಃ ಅಪಾಯಕಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഡ്ഢി

വിഭ്രാന്തിയും അപകടകരവുമായ ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੂਨੀ

ਕੋਈ ਉਦਾਸ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਭਵ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਖ਼ਤਰਨਾਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

پاگل

کوئی بے ہودہ اور ممکنہ طور پر خطرناک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

疯子

有人精神错乱并且可能很危险

🇯🇵Japanese

狂気の

誰かが気が狂っていて危険な可能性がある

🇰🇷Korean

미치광이

미친 사람이고 위험할 수도 있는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ điên khùng

ai đó loạn trí và có thể nguy hiểm

🇹🇭Thai

บ้า

มีคนสติแตกและอาจเป็นอันตรายได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

gila

seseorang gila dan mungkin berbahaya

🇵🇭Filipino

baliw

may nabaliw at posibleng mapanganib

🇲🇾Malay

gedik

seseorang gila dan mungkin berbahaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معتوه

شخص مختل وربما خطير

🇮🇷Persian

غمگین

یک نفر دیوانه و احتمالاً خطرناک

🇹🇷Turkish

deli

dengesiz ve muhtemelen tehlikeli biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשׁוּגָע

מישהו מטורף ואולי מסוכן

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