Definition of 'crazy'
Word forms: comparative crazier, superlative craziest, plural crazies
1. adjective
If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
[informal, disapproval]
2. adjective
3. adjective [v-link ADJ about n]
4. adjective [v-link ADJ about n]
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crazy in American English
adjectiveWord forms: ˈcrazier or ˈcraziest
2.
a.
b.
of or for an insane person
3.
temporarily unbalanced, as with great excitement or rage
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crazily (ˈcrazily)
adverb
craziness (ˈcraziness)
noun
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crazy in American English
(ˈkreizi) (adjective -zier, -ziest, noun plural -zies)
adjective
3. informal
intensely enthusiastic; passionately excited
crazy about baseball
8.
likely to break or fall to pieces
10.
a crazy reel that spins in either direction
noun
SYNONYMS 1. crazed, lunatic. See mad. 2. foolish, imprudent, foolhardy. 8. rickety, shaky, tottering.ANTONYMS 1. sane. 3. calm, dispassionate. 8. stable. 9. strong; healthy.12. slang
an unpredictable, nonconforming person; oddball
a house full of crazies who wear weird clothes and come in at all hours
13. See the crazies
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Derived forms
crazily adverb
craziness
noun
Word origin
[1570–80; craze + -y1]Word Frequency
crazy in British English
adjectiveWord forms: -zier, -ziest informal
nounWord forms: plural crazies slang
▶ USAGE Using an informal word to refer to mental illness, or people who have mental health
problems, can be considered highly insensitive and should be avoided8. offensive
a person with a mental illness, esp one causing aberrant behaviour
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Derived forms
crazily (ˈcrazily) adverb
craziness (ˈcraziness)
noun
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crazy
British English: crazy
/ˈkreɪzɪ/ ADJECTIVE
If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
Some people think I was crazy to take this job.
- American English: crazy /ˈkreɪzi/
- Arabic: مَجْنُون
- Brazilian Portuguese: louco
- Chinese: 疯狂的
- Croatian: lud
- Czech: bláznivý
- Danish: skør
- Dutch: gek
- European Spanish: loco
- Finnish: älytön
- French: fou
- German: verrückt
- Greek: τρελός
- Italian: pazzo
- Japanese: 無茶な
- Korean: 미친
- Norwegian: gal
- Polish: szalony
- European Portuguese: louco
- Romanian: nebun
- Russian: сумасшедший
- Spanish: loco
- Swedish: galen
- Thai: บ้า
- Turkish: çılgın
- Ukrainian: божевільний
- Vietnamese: điên
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