# kirre

kirre is a German adjective meaning “not thinking straight”. Forms: kirrer, am kirrsten/am kirresten.

## Forms

- Comparative: kirrer
- Superlative: am kirrsten/am kirresten

## Meanings

1. _predicative_ not thinking straight, confused, nervous or slightly hysteric
   - Lass dich von dem Finanzberater mit seinem Gesäusel bloß nicht kirre machen! — Don’t let that financial consultant get to you (make you confused or insecure) with his smooth-talk!
2. tame, accepting human fodder
3. tame, docile
4. _meist in Verbindung mit dem Verb „machen“_ nervous
   - Du machst mich noch ganz kirre!

## Examples

- Das macht mich kirre. — It's making me nervous.

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