Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

around the bend

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: around the bend
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Alternative form of round the bend (crazy, insane).

Example Sentences

"Despite some opposition from other staff members, Navasky and Pochoda decided to publish Sherrill's stylish and daring tone-poem, in which AIDS falls with poetic justice upon the right-wing Roy Cohn. Pochoda calls this "fresh" and "on the edge?" I'd call it rotten and around the bend, as tired and crazed as Reverend Falwell."
"Judge John Pickering had clearly gone around the bend, often presiding over his court while drunk."
"It was the longest hour of my life. I couldn't stand it. I thought I would go completely around the bend."

Questions

What does around the bend mean?: Alternative form of round the bend (crazy, insane).

How to pronounce around the bend

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