Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

off the deep end

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables
of-f the deep- end
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Crazy, erratic, or irrational.

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What does off the deep end mean?
Extremely angry.

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