Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

touched in the head

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: touched in the -head
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Demented; slightly mentally deficient.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"I believe he's more touched in the head than I am."
"Who could say, perhaps Nastasya was even more touched in the head now, and if she used to make up stories about the old man crying and bleeding when she was here, maybe she had moved on to death over there?"
"It is broad daylight and if she can not simply guide the car along the highway then this bitch was more touched in the head that^([sic]) I thought."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

more touched in the head (comparative) most touched in the head (superlative)

Synonyms

tetched touched

Questions

What does touched in the head mean?: Demented; slightly mentally deficient.

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