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    crackpot
    /ˈkrakpɒt/

    noun

    • 1. an eccentric or foolish person: "people who claim famous past identities are usually dismissed as crackpots"

    adjective

    • 1. eccentric; impractical: "his head's full of crackpot ideas"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRACKPOT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    relating to a person or an idea that is silly or stupid: crackpot ideas. This sounds like another crackpot conspiracy theory to me. Synonym.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › crackpotCrackpot Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    A crackpot is someone who has eccentric or wildly foolish notions. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of crackpot from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › crackpotCRACKPOT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Crackpot definition: a person who is eccentric, unrealistic, or fanatical.. See examples of CRACKPOT used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › crackpotCRACKPOT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe someone or their ideas as crackpot, you disapprove of them because you think that their ideas are strange and crazy. [informal, disapproval] ...a crackpot millionaire. ...crackpot schemes. A crackpot is a crackpot person.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › crackpotCrackpot - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A crackpot is a colorfully strange or odd person. You might describe your neighbor as a crackpot if he keeps farm animals inside his house and wears a clown costume everywhere he goes. Although you might call someone a crackpot if he's eccentric or has extreme, unusual beliefs or opinions, the word is fairly derogatory and might offend him.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › crackpotCrackpot - definition of crackpot by The Free Dictionary

    A crackpot is an eccentric person, especially one with bizarre ideas. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of the word crackpot in this comprehensive online dictionary.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › crackpotAll content related to 'crackpot' - Collins Online Dictionary

    If you describe someone or their ideas as crackpot, you disapprove of them because you think that their ideas are strange and crazy.

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