ballistic

CEFRC2

/bəˈlɪs.tɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to objects moving through the air after being thrown or fired.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Very angry.

Examples

  • Mike went ballistic when he heard the news.

  • She went ballistic when I said that.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of or relating to ballistics.

  2. Of or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, aerodynamic drag, gravity, and sometimes rocket power, without significant lift.

More examples

In context

  • When he heard him lie about it, he went ballistic.

  • Tom went completely ballistic.

  • Russia used its powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile for a third time in Ukraine as part of a massive attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region that killed at least four people and injured about 100.

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The missile followed a high blank trajectory before hitting its target.

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Origin

adjective

From Latin ballista (“a military siege engine for throwing stones”) + -ic.