Definition

1. Adjective (Tính từ):
   • Crazy, insane, mentally unstable: Used to describe someone whose mind is not normal, who behaves in a strange, irrational, or foolish way. This is a colloquial and somewhat vulgar term.
   • Eccentric, odd: Can describe someone with very strange, unconventional habits or ideas.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ta trông có vẻ cám hấp. (He looks a bit crazy.)
  • Đừng nghe lời hắn, hắn cám hấp rồi. (Don't listen to him; he's lost his marbles.)
  • Ý tưởng đó nghe thật cám hấp. (That idea sounds completely bonkers.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is strongly colloquial and can be considered rude or offensive. It is used in informal speech, often among friends or in heated arguments, but should be avoided in formal or polite contexts.
• It typically describes a permanent or inherent state of madness rather than a temporary moment of anger or silliness.

Variants and Related Words

• Điên: The more standard, but still strong, word for "crazy" or "insane."
• Gàn: Stubbornly eccentric or foolish.
• Tàng tàng: Slang for acting a bit crazy or silly.
• Mất trí: Literally "lost one's mind"; a more clinical-sounding term for insane.

Synonyms

• Điên cuồng: Frenzied, mad.
• Mất trí: Insane, deranged.
• Tâm thần: (Having a) mental disorder (more formal/medical).

Related Phrases (Cụm từ liên quan)

• Bị cám hấp: To be/become crazy.
  • Ông ấy bị cám hấp sau cú sốc đó. (He went crazy after that shock.)
• Có vẻ cám hấp: To seem crazy.
  • Hành động của cô ấy có vẻ cám hấp. (Her actions seem crazy.)

Related Idioms (Thành ngữ liên quan)

• Điên như điên dại: As crazy as can be (emphatic).
• Đầu óc trên mây trên gió: Head in the clouds (more about being impractical/daydreaming, but can imply foolishness).

1. (thông tục) Cracked, potty