mishegas
Ridiculous chaotic foolishness
Mishegas is Yiddish for craziness, nonsense, or absurd behavior.
It covers everything from minor foolishness to genuine madness: What's all this mishegas about?
Don't get involved in their family mishegas.
The word implies exasperation with irrational conduct.
Also spelled mishegoss, meshugaas, and other variations reflecting Yiddish transliteration.
Mental derangement or folly
- lunacyExtreme irrational foolishness
- insanitySevere mental illness
- nuttinessEccentric or absurd quality
- kookEccentric or strange person
crackpot · wackiness · derangement · irrationality · absurdity · nonsense · foolishness · silliness
Historic Jewish village
- AshkenaziJews of European descent
- bubbeGrandmother, in Yiddish
- kibitzGive unsolicited advice
- schmoozeChat to gain favor
chutzpah · shtick · schmaltz · nosh · schlep · nudnik · kvelling · tsuris
State of utter confusion
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- tumultNoisy, chaotic disturbance
confusion · disorder · mess · muddle · commotion · hullabaloo · brouhaha · rigmarole
Persistent mental attachment
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- meshugaasFoolishness or crazy behavior
hangup · neurosis · anxiety · worrying · kvetch · overthinking · fussing · nagging
madness
Mental derangement or folly
- lunacyExtreme irrational foolishness
- insanitySevere mental illness
- nuttinessEccentric or absurd quality
kook · crackpot · wackiness · derangement · irrationality · absurdity · nonsense · foolishness · silliness · ridiculousness
shtetl
Historic Jewish village
schmooze · chutzpah · shtick · schmaltz · nosh · schlep · nudnik · kvelling · tsuris · oy vey
pandemonium
State of utter confusion
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
tumult · confusion · disorder · mess · muddle · commotion · hullabaloo · brouhaha · rigmarole · kerfuffle
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
meshugaas · hangup · neurosis · anxiety · worrying · kvetch · overthinking · fussing · nagging · fretfulness
mishegassanity
Mental soundness
reason · rationality · lucidity · levelheadedness · clear thinking
mishegassense
Perception or judgment
substance · seriousness · gravity · significance · importance