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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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

“People are becoming stir crazy, so I try to keep a positive attitude.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2021

We’d been a little stir crazy, frankly, and it felt good to let it all out.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 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