daft

• Wird im britischen Englisch verwendet, um jemanden oder etwas als dumm, albern oder verrückt zu beschreiben.

Used in British English to describe someone or something as silly, foolish, or crazy.

1. Silly or foolishB1informalbritish

   Behaving in a way that lacks common sense or judgment; absurd.

   Dumm

   • Don't be daft, you can't lift that heavy box by yourself.
   • He had a daft idea to build a raft out of cardboard.
   • She felt daft for forgetting her own birthday.

   Synonymeabsurdbarmycrazyfoolishidioticmadnonsensicalsenselesssillystupid

   Antonymejudiciousprudentrationalreasonablesagacioussanesensibleshrewdwise

2. Crazy or eccentricB2informalbritish

   Used informally to describe someone who is slightly mad or behaves in an odd manner.

   Verrückt

   • My uncle is a bit daft, always talking to his plants.
   • The old man was considered daft for wearing a hat indoors.
   • She's not daft, she just has a unique way of thinking.

   Synonymebarmybonkerscrackedcrazydottyeccentricmadnutsoddballzany

   Antonymerationalreasonablesanesensiblesober