Őrült
Őrült
Meaning:
crazy, wicked, insane
Pronunciation:
Example sentences:
Néha őrült döntéseket hozok.
Sometimes crazy decisions(acc.) bring-I.
Sometimes I make crazy decisions.
Az elmebetegség nem egyenlő az őrültséggel.
The mental-illness not equal the craziness-with.
Being mentally ill is not the same as being crazy.
Related terms:
elme – mind (n.)
elmebeteg – mentally ill
elmebetegség – mental illness
józan – sober
kattant – another (colloquial) term for “crazy”
kiszámíthatatlan – unpredictable
labilis – unstable
pszichiátria – psychiatry, psychiatric ward
zavarodott – confused, tangled
Not to be confused with:
örül – to be happy
örült – past tense of “to be happy”
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Hi!
I’m wondering if in both of the example sentences “örült” should not be őrult, and if not, then why not?
Köszi szépen!
Anikó
Thanks Anikó for pointing that out, you are right!
We just corrected it. Sorry for the mistake 🙂