"stark raving mad" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} stark raving mad (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Completely insane Tags: informal, not-comparable Related terms: hopping mad, stark staring mad Translations (completely insane): безумный (bezumnyj) (Russian), loco de remate (Spanish), spritt språngande galen (Swedish)

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