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touched

9.2

Acting a little strange in a harmless way

adjective
/tʌtʃt/

Slur

: loco

He always speaks in a unique way, but we just think he's a bit touched.

Examples

Sometimes his ideas are strange, but that's just because he's a little touched.
People often consider her touched for her quirky sense of humor.
OK, so they're not touched, but for some reason they have like they have like pebbles.

Synonyms

crazy

vstouched

Offensive

∞ 4.1

Mentally ill and unable to think or behave in a normal way

is milder and harmless rather than true mental illness

unhinged

vstouched

Offensive

27 7.8

A person who is not thinking or acting in a normal and safe way

is milder and harmless rather than clearly disturbed or dangerous

unbalanced

vstouched

14 5.7

A person who is not mentally well and often acts strangely

is milder and harmless rather than clinical instability

cracked

vstouched

Offensive

7.4

Someone who acts a little crazy

is milder and harmless rather than serious mental illness

Antonyms

rational

382 3.8

Based on clear thinking and facts rather than emotion

sane

119 3.2

Having a healthy mind and able to think clearly

How Mentally Unstable

psychotic

Specialized

167 8.4

mentally ill

Vulgar

77 3.4

touched

Slur

9.2

sane

119 3.2

Surface Forms

touched positive

Morphology

touched = touch (opaque) = touch + ed

Although formed from 'touch' + -ed, the idiomatic sense 'slightly insane' is historical/figurative and not predictable from the base.

Etymology

Touched comes from the idea of being 'touched in the head', as if the mind had been hit. That is why touched can mean a little strange or not quite well in the mind.