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Antonyms for round the bend
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : bend |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɛnd |
Definition of round the bend
Origin :- Old English bendan "to bend a bow; confine with a string, fetter," causative of bindan "to bind," from Proto-Germanic base *band- "string, band" (cf. Old Norse benda "to join, strain, strive, bend"), from PIE root *bhendh- "to bind" (cf. Gothic bindan, Old High German bintan, Sanskrit badhnati "binds," Lithuanian bendras "partner;" Old Persian bandaka- "subject").
- Modern sense (early 14c.) is via notion of bending a bow to string it. Cognate with band, bind, and bond. Related: Bended; bent; bending.
- As in crazy : adj mentally strange
Synonyms for round the bend
- ape
- barmy
- bats in the belfry
- batty
- berserk
- bonkers
- cracked
- crazed
- cuckoo
- daft
- delirious
- demented
- deranged
- dingy
- dippy
- erratic
- flaky
- flipped
- flipped out
- freaked out
- fruity
- idiotic
- insane
- kooky
- lunatic
- mad
- mad as a hatter
- mad as a March hare
- maniacal
- mental
- moonstruck
- nuts
- nutty
- nutty as fruitcake
- of unsound mind
- out of one's mind
- out of one's tree
- out to lunch
- potty
- psycho
- round the bend
- schizo
- screw loose
- screwball
- screwy
- silly
- touched
- unbalanced
- unglued
- unhinged
- unzipped
- wacky
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