crackbrain

noun

ˈkrak-ˌbrān How to pronounce crackbrain (audio)
Definition of crackbrainnext
1
as in psychopath
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind considered a crackbrain in his own time, the artist is now recognized as a genius

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2
as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits a crackbrain who wore bedroom slippers to the grocery shop

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crackbrain
  1. psychopath
  2. eccentric
  3. character
  4. fool
  5. maniac
  6. original
  7. bug
  8. odd duck
Noun
  • Or Austin Butler giving alabaster psychopath in Dune: Part Two.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Sadly, this instinct goes both ways—psychopaths are similarly able to read others, most notably vulnerable targets.
    Gautam Mukunda, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of psychopath
Noun
  • Long before its golden sands and rocky coves became reality TV-famous, Laguna Beach was known as an enclave for artists, eccentrics, surfers, and bohemians.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
  • That someone was Gary Paxton, one of the true eccentrics in the early fly-by-night Hollywood rock ‘n’ roll industry.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of eccentric
Noun
  • For the reader who enjoys futurist dilemmas faced by relatable human characters, Ken Liu’s writing is mesmerizing and memorable.
    Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Writer-director Margolin based the character on his real grandmother, Thelma Post, and the low-budget indie charmed the festival circuit before grossing over $12 million at the box office.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of character
Noun
  • Market timing is a risky game and often a fool’s errand.
    Ron Insana, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Alexander felt that he had been played the fool — made to love a baby who wasn’t his to raise.
    Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of fool
Noun
  • And finally, Matador is readying the next batch of catalog reissues from legendary psychedelic/psychotic maniacs Butthole Surfers.
    Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Similarly, gays in horror movies could just go camping with their friends — and worry about psycho killers who were just good old-fashioned horror-movie maniacs, instead of moralizing sin hunters or trans people made terrifying.
    Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 June 2024
Definition of maniac
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  • In any case, as someone that has played and finished every Armored Core game since the 1997 original, the fact that this episode exists is still momentous and wonderful for me.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The cemetery was designed to pay homage to Resurrection Cemetery from the original.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of original
Noun
  • The chips could crash due to a bug, resulting in permanent damage.
    Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Everything else is a bit of a smaller bug, but there are dozens of them, all of which impact gameplay in one way or another.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of bug
Noun
  • Toyne expounds on landing the Palm Royale gig and the musical inspirations for a show in which SNL vet Wiig plays the odd duck who just wants to fit in at a 1969 Palm Beach, Florida high society club.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
  • But Breton was an odd duck, forever flitting between polemic and clenched restraint: apparently, the man who trumpeted the aesthetics of louche, feral freedom had no taste for drugs, brothels, or staying out late.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Definition of odd duck
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