Bonkers and Deranged

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Bonkers adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.

Usage example: spent her last years as a totally bonkers recluse in a decaying mansion

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Deranged is a synonym for bonkers. In some cases you can use "Deranged" instead an adjective "Bonkers".

Deranged adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.

Usage example: a deranged prisoner who had been in that rat-infested hole for 20 years

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Bonkers is a synonym for deranged. You can use "Bonkers" instead an adjective "Deranged".

Nearby Words: derangement, deranging

Captain Kirk pretends to be scared of the field and tricks the deranged computer into taking the ship through the field again, which reverses the effect that made the computer go bonkers.

Source: Western Animation / Star Trek: The Animated Series

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