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go off the deep end

deep
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [deep]
    • /goʊ ɔf, ɒf stressed ði dip ˈend/
    • /ɡəʊ ɒf ðə diːp end/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [deep]
    • /goʊ ɔf, ɒf stressed ði dip ˈend/

Definitions of go off the deep end words

  • adjective go off the deep end final or ultimate: the end result. 1
  • noun go off the deep end the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope. 1
  • noun go off the deep end a point, line, or limitation that indicates the full extent, degree, etc., of something; limit; bounds: kindness without end; to walk from end to end of a city. 1
  • noun go off the deep end a part or place at or adjacent to an extremity: at the end of the table; the west end of town. 1
  • noun go off the deep end the furthermost imaginable place or point: an island at the very end of the world. 1
  • noun go off the deep end termination; conclusion: The journey was coming to an end. 1
See all 53 definitions of go off the deep end

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Origin of go off the deep end

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English dep, Old English dēop; akin to Gothic diups, Old Norse djupr, Old High German tiof

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Parts of speech for Go off the deep end

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Go off the deep end

go off the deep end popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for go off the deep end

verb go off the deep end

  • rage — angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
  • rave — to talk wildly, as in delirium.
  • hit the roof — the external upper covering of a house or other building.
  • crack up — If someone cracks up, they are under such a lot of emotional strain that they become mentally ill.
  • freak out — any abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly; aberration.
All 31 Synonyms of go off the deep end

Antonyms for go off the deep end

verb go off the deep end

  • shrivel — shrink, dry up
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • deflate — If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
  • let out — (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
  • shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
All 6 Antonyms of go off the deep end

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