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What is another word for stark-staring mad?

Pronunciation: [stˈɑːkstˈe͡əɹɪŋ mˈad] (IPA)

Stark-staring mad is an extreme term used to describe someone who is completely crazy or irrational. While this phrase is powerful, there are many synonyms that can be used to convey a similar message. Words like insane, deranged, unhinged, and manic can be used to describe someone who has lost touch with reality. Phrases like out of one's mind, bonkers, and off one's rocker also convey a lack of rationality or sanity. Other words like delirious, frenzied, and demented suggest a state of confusion and erratic behavior. While these words all differ slightly in meaning, they all suggest a level of mental instability beyond the norm.
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  • Nothing helped; I was fading helplessly away with open eyes, staring straight at the ceiling. Finally I stuck my forefinger in my mouth and took to sucking on it. Something began stirring in my brain, some thought in there scrambling to get out, a stark-staring mad idea: what if I gave a bite? And without a moment's hesitation I squeezed my eyes shut and clenched my teeth together. I jumped up. I was finally awake.
    Knut Hamsun

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