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crackpot

/ˈkræk.pɒt/

/ˈkræk.pɑt/

Translations

crackpotnoun

crackpots

/ˈkræk.pɒt/

/ˈkræk.pɑt/

illuminéFamilier ; personne jugée bizarre, extrémiste ou profondément irréaliste.

The town dismissed him as a crackpot because of his wild theories about alien invasions.

La ville le prenait pour un illuminé à cause de ses théories délirantes sur les invasions extraterrestres.

Additional translations

farfeluFamilier ; personne perçue comme excentrique ou peu sérieuse.

Synonyms

crazy person

crackpotadjective

more crackpot

Comp.

most crackpot

Super.

/ˈkræk.pɒt/

/ˈkræk.pɑt/

farfeluFamilier ; se dit d'idées, d'hypothèses ou de projets jugés absurdes ou irréalistes.

His crackpot theories about time travel were dismissed by the scientific community.

Ses théories farfelues sur le voyage dans le temps ont été rejetées par la communauté scientifique.

Additional translations

loufoqueFamilier ; insiste sur le caractère étrange ou peu crédible.

Synonyms

crackpotnoun

A person who is considered to be eccentric, unrealistic, or fanatical, often with unconventional or bizarre ideas.

The town dismissed him as a crackpot because of his wild theories about alien invasions.

crackpotadjective

Eccentric or impractical; having ideas or plans that are considered strange or unrealistic.

His crackpot theories about time travel were dismissed by the scientific community.