déjanter

French

Etymology

From dé- + jante (wheel, rim) + -er, literally to come off the rim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.ʒɑ̃.te/
  • (file)

Verb

déjanter

  1. (literally) to come off the rim
  2. (figurative, informal) to go crazy; to lose it
    • 1994, Michel Houellebecq, Extension du domaine de la lutte:
      En pénétrant dans le compartiment, je me rends quand même compte que je suis en train de déjanter ; je n’en tiens pas compte, et je m’installe.
      As I enter the compartment, I do realise that I'm in the middle of losing it; I don't pay attention to it and sit down.

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