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locoed

verb

past tense of loco
as in disturbed
to cause to go insane or as if insane years of living alone had clearly locoed the old rancher

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  1. disturbed
  2. bothered
  3. distracted
  4. confused
  5. unbalanced
  6. unhinged
  7. unsettled
  8. upset
Verb
  • Clean Regularly Spiders don’t like to be disturbed, so an unused area of your porch is likely to be attractive real estate.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Yellow jackets are often the most aggressive, especially when scavenging for food or if their ground nests are disturbed.
    — Nick Perry, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of disturbed
Verb
  • Tanner Faaborg said he was also bothered by the reshaping of rural Iowa by industrial animal agriculture.
    — Rachel Cramer, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Before turning it into a judgment about your abilities, notice what specifically bothered you.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of bothered
Verb
  • My parents were tense and distracted while my siblings were scared.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Even Love Story’s Kelly got distracted by his own reflection, pausing in front of one mirror to zhuzh his curls before moving on to the next dazzling display.
    — Simone Cook, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of distracted
Verb
  • But the decision left many in the football community confused, with an online petition started by alumnus Tim Hanrahan garnering more than 3,000 signatures.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • This is where things get messy, and many folks — oligarchs in particular — become invested in keeping the general voter confused.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of confused
Verb
  • Denying the Wave a crucial 1-0 lead, no teammate could convert on a bright drive and dish by speedster Ludmila that unbalanced Seattle’s defense.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
Definition of unbalanced
Verb
  • Then there is The Idiot(s), the Telluride-premiering, unhinged portrait of love about Fyodor Dostoevsky (Johnny Flynn) and his great love of the time, Anna (Aimee Lou Wood).
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The film begins as a tense game of cat and mouse before spiraling into something far stranger, more disturbing, and deeply unhinged.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of unhinged
Verb
  • Civil rights attorney Jon Marko, who reviewed the syllabus language for CBS Detroit, says parents have reason to be unsettled.
    — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Scorpio October 23 – November 21 A quiet realization could explain why something at home has felt unsettled.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of unsettled
Verb
  • Even the compression through Turn 6’s apex, which always reveals improperly tuned suspension for motorbikes and race cars alike, can’t upset the Rimini.
    — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But the Avengers woke up in the second half, scoring 41 points to win 48-27 and squash the Royals’ upset hopes.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of upset
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“Locoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locoed. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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