adjective
crazy, insane
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verrückt = crazy, insane. Adjective (also a participle from verb verrücken) used to describe wild behavior or mental state; gradable (verrückter, am verrücktesten). Antonym: vernünftig. Regular comparative/superlative patterns; when participle it can appear in verbal constructions but common as descriptive adjective.
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Die Idee war verrückt, aber am Ende hat sie funktioniert.
The idea was crazy, but in the end it worked.
Viele Nachbarn hielten den Mann für verrückt, weil er nachts laut sang.
Many neighbors considered the man crazy because he sang loudly at night.
Er benahm sich völlig verrückt nach dem Film.
He behaved completely insanely after the movie.
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Imagine someone with hair standing on end and a comic 'VERRÜCKT!' sign above their head
sounds like 'wrecked' (a mental wreck) to remember 'crazy'
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A participial adjective often used colloquially to mean 'crazy' or 'mad'. It is gradable: 'verrückter', 'am verrücktesten'. Can be used humorously or pejoratively depending on context.