crazy
/'kreizi/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with: Used to describe someone who has an extremely strong interest in or passion for something.
- Bizarre or fantastic: Used to describe something that is very strange, unusual, or imaginative.
- Possessed by inordinate excitement: Used to describe a state of being extremely excited, agitated, or out of control.
- Foolish; totally unsound: Used to describe an idea, plan, or action that is very silly or not sensible.
- Affected with madness or insanity: (Informal) Used to describe someone who is mentally deranged or behaving in a very irrational way.
Noun:
- Someone deranged and possibly dangerous: (Informal, dated) A person who is considered insane.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- He is crazy about classic cars. (He is intensely enthusiastic about classic cars.)
- She wore a crazy hat to the party. (She wore a bizarre or fantastic hat to the party.)
- The fans went crazy when the band came on stage. (The fans became possessed by inordinate excitement.)
- Driving in that storm was a crazy idea. (Driving in that storm was a foolish idea.)
- The character in the movie was clearly crazy. (The character was affected with madness.)
Noun:
- In the old story, the villagers feared the crazy who lived in the woods. (The villagers feared the deranged person.)
Advanced Usage
- "like crazy": (Informal idiom) To do something with great intensity, energy, or speed.
- We had to work like crazy to finish the project on time.
- "drive someone crazy": (Informal idiom) To annoy or irritate someone very much.
- The constant noise is starting to drive me crazy.
Variants and Related Words
- Crazily (adverb): In a crazy manner.
- He laughed crazily at the joke.
- Craziness (noun): The state or quality of being crazy.
- The craziness of the situation was overwhelming.
Synonyms
- Adjective (enthusiastic): Passionate, fanatical, ardent.
- Adjective (bizarre): Weird, odd, outlandish.
- Adjective (foolish): Insane, ridiculous, preposterous.
- Adjective (mad): Insane, deranged, unhinged. (Note: These are strong and potentially offensive terms.)
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
- Crazy for: (Informal) To have a strong desire or enthusiasm for someone or something.
- She's crazy for chocolate ice cream.
Related Idioms
- Stir-crazy: (Adjective) Feeling restless and irritable from being confined or bored.
- After a week of rain, the kids were getting stir-crazy in the house.
Adjective
- intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
- crazy about cars and racing
- he is potty about her
- bizarre or fantastic
- had a crazy dream
- wore a crazy hat
- possessed by inordinate excitement
- the crowd went crazy
- was crazy to try his new bicycle
- foolish; totally unsound
- a crazy scheme
- half-baked ideas
- a screwball proposal without a prayer of working
- affected with madness or insanity
- a man who had gone mad
Noun
- someone deranged and possibly dangerous