"stir-crazy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-stir-crazy.ogg [Australia] Forms: more stir-crazy [comparative], most stir-crazy [superlative]
Etymology: First attested around 1925, from prison slang stir (“jail or prison”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|stir||jail or prison}} stir (“jail or prison”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} stir-crazy (comparative more stir-crazy, superlative most stir-crazy)
  1. (slang) Of a prisoner, mentally unbalanced due to prolonged incarceration. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-stir-crazy-en-adj-48kOhYrW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
  2. (slang, by extension) Restless, uncomfortable, or impatient due to inactivity or confinement. Tags: broadly, slang
    Sense id: en-stir-crazy-en-adj-04q~ypHy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stir crazy Related terms: cabin fever

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