craziness
/'kreizinis/
Definition
- Noun:
- Foolish or senseless behavior: The state or quality of acting in a way that lacks good sense or judgment.
- The quality of being rash and foolish: A characteristic of being impulsive and unwise.
- Informal terms for insanity: A casual, non-clinical word for a state of severe mental disturbance or irrationality.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- His craziness for buying ten pairs of the same shoes is hard to understand. (This shows foolish or senseless behavior.)
- The craziness of their plan was obvious to everyone else. (This illustrates the quality of being rash and foolish.)
- After days without sleep, he started talking to the furniture, a sign of his growing craziness. (This uses the informal term for insanity.)
Advanced Usage
- "The height of craziness": Used to describe an action that represents the peak of foolishness.
- Investing all your money in that scheme is the height of craziness.
- "Sheer craziness": Emphasizes the complete and utter nature of the foolishness or insanity.
- The decision to launch without testing was sheer craziness.
Variants and Related Words
- Crazy (adj): Affected with madness or irrationality; extremely enthusiastic or fond.
- He is crazy about jazz music.
- Crazed (adj): Wildly excited or enthusiastic; maddened.
- The crazed fan jumped onto the stage.
Synonyms
- Folly: Lack of good sense; foolishness.
- Insanity: The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness.
- Madness: The state of having a serious mental illness, or behavior or thinking that is very foolish or dangerous.
- Foolishness: Lack of good sense or judgment; stupidity.
Related Phrases
- Drive someone to craziness: To cause someone to become extremely frustrated or angry, as if they were going mad.
- The constant noise is driving me to craziness.
- A touch of craziness: A small amount of eccentric or unconventional behavior.
- Every great artist has a touch of craziness.
Related Idioms
- Crazier than a bedbug: Completely insane or irrational. (Note: This idiom uses the related adjective 'crazy'.)
- His new conspiracy theory proves he's crazier than a bedbug.
Noun
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foolish or senseless behavior
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the quality of being rash and foolish
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trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly
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adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness
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informal terms for insanity
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