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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A woman said she has been driven "stir crazy" after being left stuck in her flat for almost a week because of an out of order lift in her building.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

And I was already kind of going stir crazy from being in my house.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023

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

From Salon • May 16, 2023

While bicycle commuting shrank in the city’s protracted and strictly enforced lockdown, plenty more people took up cycling as a way to avoid going stir crazy.

From Washington Times • May 15, 2023

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