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
Scatty and deranged are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Scatty" instead an adjective "Deranged".
Nearby Words: derangement, deranging
Scatty
Scatty adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: any number of individuals have been fingered as the scatty serial killer known to history as Jack the Ripper
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