Definitions

stir-crazy

[stur-krey-zee] / ˈstɜrˌkreɪ zi /

ADJECTIVE

uneasy from confinement

Synonyms

WEAK

antsy confined fidgety having cabin fever restless

Example Sentences

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Not that she hasn’t sacrificed or gone a little stir crazy along the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

I had been locked down for so long, it was driving me stir crazy.

From Salon • May 16, 2023

"We're getting stir crazy and after a year you start to ask yourself some hard existential questions," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2021

It’s crazy how stir crazy I can get in such a short period of time.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2021

These are really major inconveniences because then fasters can"t read or even pay close attention to video-taped movies, and if they can"t divert themselves some fasters think they will go stir crazy.

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve