crazy
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
crazier;
craziest
crazier;
craziest
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRAZY
[also more crazy; most crazy]
1
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not sane: such as
a
usually offensive
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having or showing severe mental illness
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a hospital for crazy people
◊ This sense is no longer used in a serious way and is now usually considered offensive. The phrase mentally ill is preferred.
b
:
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
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She's crazy with jealousy.
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He's been acting kind of crazy lately.
c
— used in the phrase drive/make (someone) crazy to describe annoying or bothering someone very much
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see also stir-crazy
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It makes me crazy [=I feel very annoyed] when people drive like that.
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That noise is driving me crazy. [=it is really annoying me]
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The kids were driving the teacher crazy.
2
:
wild and uncontrolled
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He had a crazy [=crazed, insane, wild] look in his eyes.
3
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very foolish or unreasonable
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He likes to drive at crazy [=insane] speeds.
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There are a lot of crazy drivers on the streets.
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You are crazy to have paid so much for this car.
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You would be crazy not to accept their offer!
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What a crazy thing to do!
4
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very strange or unusual
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She likes crazy hair colors, like pink and blue.
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How do you think of all these crazy ideas?
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I love to listen to my uncle's crazy stories about his job.
5
:
liking someone or something very much
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very fond of or enthusiastic about someone or something
— often + about
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She's crazy for anything having to do with Japanese animation.
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teenagers who are girl/boy crazy [=very interested in girls/boys]
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They are crazy about each other. [=they like each other a lot]
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He wasn't crazy about making the trip, but was glad he did in the end.
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She is crazy about baseball.
go crazy
1
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to become mentally ill
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to go insane
— usually used in an exaggerated way
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She went crazy and started to think everyone was trying to kill her.
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I must be going crazy. I can't find my car keys anywhere.
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He kept honking his horn, and I thought I would go (completely) crazy if he didn't stop.
2
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to act in a way that is out of control
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to act wildly
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We were just talking when he suddenly went crazy and started screaming and breaking things.
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Everybody at the party was dancing and basically going crazy.
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The crowd went crazy [=became very excited] when the team won the championship.
like crazy
informal
1
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with a lot of energy and speed
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They've been working like crazy [=very hard] since dawn.
2
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very quickly
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Cars were selling like crazy.
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He's been spending money like crazy.
3
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very much
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When I broke my leg it hurt like crazy.
— craziness
noun [noncount]-
the craziness [=insanity] of war
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crazy
/ˈkreɪzi/
noun
plural
crazies
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crazy
/ˈkreɪzi/
noun
plural
crazies
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRAZY
[count]
chiefly US, informal
:
a person who is crazy
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A bunch of crazies live there.
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crazy
/ˈkreɪzi/
adverb
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crazy
/ˈkreɪzi/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRAZY
US, informal
:
very or extremely
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I bought some crazy good/cheap stuff there.
