gaga C1 Topic:Describing People US /ˈɡɑː.ɡɑː/ UK /ˈɡɑː.ɡɑː/ See IPA manual Freq #14469 Meanings 1 adj informal and sometimes disparaging: mentally confused or physically feeble, especially through old age By then the elderly teacher had become forgetful and rather gaga. 2 adj informal: wildly enthusiastic or infatuated The audience went gaga over the singer's surprise appearance. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · informal and sometimes... senileconfusedfeeble 2 adj · informal: wildly... infatuatedenthusiasticbesotted ↔ Opposites clear-headedindifferent Word family Related forms senilityinfatuation Etymology Borrowed from French gaga, a nursery-like or imitative formation meaning senile or foolish. English later developed the informal sense 'wildly enthusiastic or infatuated.' Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # gaga **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɑː.ɡɑː/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡɑː.ɡɑː/ **Frequency rank:** 14469 ## Meanings 1. informal and sometimes disparaging: mentally confused or physically feeble, especially through old age 2. informal: wildly enthusiastic or infatuated ## Examples - By then the elderly teacher had become forgetful and rather gaga. - The audience went gaga over the singer's surprise appearance. ## Synonyms - confused - senile - infatuated - besotted ## Antonyms - clear-headed - indifferent ## Related Forms - senility - infatuation ## Etymology Borrowed from French gaga, a nursery-like or imitative formation meaning senile or foolish. English later developed the informal sense 'wildly enthusiastic or infatuated.' ## Topics - Describing People markdown