Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meshuggener

/məˈʃʊɡənər/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meshuggen-er
IPA: /məˈʃʊɡənər/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

noun

A madman; a crazy person, a nutter.

Example Sentences

"‘Enough,’ as Tsedraiter Ike put it, ‘with giving satisfaction to the anti-Semites. Just lock the meshuggener away.’"

Etymology

From Yiddish משוגענער (meshugener, “lunatic”, noun). Compare Yiddish משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: משוגענער

Inflected Forms

more meshuggener (comparative) most meshuggener (superlative) meshugenah (alternative) meshuganah (alternative) meshugener (alternative) meshugganer (alternative) meshuggeneh (alternative) mashuganuh (alternative) meshuggeners (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mashugana meshuga mishegoss meshugge meshuggeneh

Synonyms

meshugge meshugga meshuga meshuggeneh

Questions

How do you pronounce meshuggener?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈʃʊɡənər/.
What does meshuggener mean?: crazy, insane
Where does meshuggener come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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