Deranged
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
Nuts is a synonym for deranged in crazy topic. In some cases you can use "Nuts" instead an adjective "Deranged".
Nearby Words: derangement, deranging
Nuts
Nuts adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: the bizarre rantings in the notes left behind by the serial killer convinced the police that the guy was nuts
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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No one else can see or hear Starscream, so everyone else thinks that he's gone nuts, up to and including their unstable, infamously deranged leader Galvatron.
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In Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers the one-shot-villain Sewer Nose is a deranged alligator who at least gains some sympathy points because he was driven nuts by being traumatized as a hatchling by being flushed down a toilet.
Source: Reptiles Are Abhorrent
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