around the bend meaning

UK /əˈraʊnd ðə bɛnd/ US /əˈraʊnd ðə bɛnd/ 4 syllables

around the bend (adjective): informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.

Definition of around the bend

  1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
    • it used to drive my husband balmy

    Synonyms: balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky

    Similar: insane

How to pronounce around the bend

around the bend is pronounced /əˈraʊnd ðə bɛnd/ in British English and /əˈraʊnd ðə bɛnd/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.

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