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εξωφρενικός
outrageous /ek.so.fre.niˈkos/
adjectiveC1#3862 most common
Also: preposterous, absurd, extravagant
Example sentences
Η τιμή είναι εξωφρενική.
The price is outrageous.
Αυτό το ρούχο έχει εξωφρενική τιμή.
This piece of clothing has an outrageous price.
Ο λογαριασμός του ρεύματος ήταν εξωφρενικός αυτόν τον μήνα.
The electricity bill was outrageous this month.
Θεωρώ εξωφρενικό το ότι πληρώνουμε τόσα χρήματα για κακή εξυπηρέτηση.
I find it outrageous that we pay so much money for bad service.
Η κυβέρνηση χαρακτήρισε εξωφρενικές τις κατηγορίες της αντιπολίτευσης.
The government called the opposition's accusations outrageous.
Το εξωφρενικό ύψος των ενοικίων στην πρωτεύουσα οδηγεί όλο και περισσότερους νέους στη μετανάστευση.
The outrageous level of rents in the capital is driving more and more young people to emigrate.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | εξωφρενικός | εξωφρενικοί |
| Genitive | εξωφρενικού | εξωφρενικών |
| Accusative | εξωφρενικό | εξωφρενικούς |
| Vocative | εξωφρενικέ | εξωφρενικοί |
Word family
Etymology
The word joins έξω, meaning outside, with φρήν (stem φρεν-), the ancient Greek word for the mind or the seat of thought. The adjectival ending -ικός turns this into a single term meaning, literally, outside the mind. Greek once used the word in a clinical sense, close to deranged or delirious, and over time everyday usage broadened it to mean anything wildly excessive or absurd, especially prices, claims, or demands.
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