nutcase

nut case

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈnʌt.keɪs/
- /ˈnʌt.keɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈnʌt.keɪs/

Definitions of nutcase word

noun nutcase a deranged person; lunatic. 1
noun nutcase A crazy or foolish person. 1
noun nutcase insane person 1
countable noun nutcase If you refer to someone as a nutcase, you mean that they are mad or that their behaviour is very strange. 0
noun nutcase an insane or very foolish person 0

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Origin of nutcase

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Nutcase

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Nutcase

nutcase popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for nutcase

noun nutcase

overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
bigot — If you describe someone as a bigot, you mean that they are bigoted.
fanatic — a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
fiend — Satan; the devil.
freak — a fleck or streak of color.

All 42 Synonyms of nutcase