Definition of 'crazy'

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crazy

(kreɪzi )

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]

People thought they were all crazy to try to make money from manufacturing.

That's why he's got so caught up with this crazy idea about Mr. Trancas.

...that crazy, mixed-up world out there.

crazily adverb [ADVERB after verb, ADVERB adjective]

The teenagers shook their long, black hair and gesticulated crazily.

Our policies are crazily extravagant and very destructive.

craziness uncountable noun

We had to have a sense of humour because of the craziness of it all.

2. adjective

Someone who is crazy is insane.

[informal]

If I sat home and worried about all this stuff, I'd go crazy.

He strides around the room beaming like a crazy man.

Synonyms: insane, mad, unbalanced, deranged More Synonyms of crazy

Crazy is also a noun.

Outside, mumbling, was one of New York's ever-present crazies.

3. adjective

If you are crazy about something, you are very enthusiastic about it. If you are not crazy about something, you do not like it.

[informal]

He's still crazy about both his work and his hobbies. [+ about]

I'm also not crazy about the initial terms of the deal.

Crazy is also a combining form.

This city is football-crazy and deserves a top side.

4. adjective

If you are crazy about someone, you are deeply in love with them.

[informal]

None of that matters, because we're crazy about each other. [+ about]

5. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If something or someone makes you crazy or drives you crazy, they make you extremely annoyed or upset.

[informal]

This sitting around is driving me crazy.

When Jock woke up and found you gone he went crazy.

like crazy

More Synonyms of crazy

Video: pronunciation of 'crazy'

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crazy in British

(ˈkreɪzɪ )

adjectiveWord forms: -zier or -ziest

1. informal

insane

fantastic; strange; ridiculous

a crazy dream

3. (postpositive; foll by about or over) informal

extremely fond (of)

4. slang

very good or excellent

nounWord forms: plural crazies

5. informal

a crazy person

Derived forms

crazily (ˈcrazily)

adverb

craziness (ˈcraziness)

noun

Word Frequency

crazy in American

(ˈkreɪzi ; krāˈzē)

adjectiveWord forms: ˈcrazier or ˈcraziest

having flaws or cracks

shaky or rickety; unsound

unsound of mind; mentally unbalanced or deranged; psychopathic; insane

of or for an insane person

temporarily unbalanced, as with great excitement or rage

4. Informal

foolish, wild, fantastic, etc.; not sensible

a crazy idea

5. Informal

very enthusiastic or eager

crazy about the movies

interjection US

6. Slang

used to express approval, pleasure, wonder, etc.: now rare

nounWord forms: plural ˈcrazies US

7. Slang

an eccentric or mentally unbalanced person

Idioms:

like crazy

Derived forms

crazily (ˈcrazily)

adverb

craziness (ˈcraziness)

noun

Word origin of 'crazy'

< craze

Example sentences containing 'crazy'

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