Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The state of being broken or impaired; weakness.
- n. The state of being mentally impaired; weakness or disorder of the intellect; insanity.
- n. Synonyms Madness, Delirium, etc. See insanity.
Wiktionary
- n. The state of being broken in mind; imbecility or weakness of intellect; derangement.
- n. The state of being broken down or weakened; as, the craziness of a ship, or of the limbs.
- n. The result or product of being crazy.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The state of being broken down or weakened.
- n. The state of being broken in mind; imbecility or weakness of intellect; derangement.
WordNet 3.0
- n. foolish or senseless behavior
- n. informal terms for insanity
- n. the quality of being rash and foolish
Examples
“As the old man speaks, I am thinking of the time Carl Whitaker talked with me about the need for human beings to shake up their lives with wild creativity, or what he called craziness: People need to experience their own craziness in order to grow.”
“Adding to the craziness is the fact that she originally won the silver medal in Sydney.”
“June 3rd, 2008 11: 41 am ET what kind of craziness is this?”
“While it's not perfect or a smooth process yet we will learn as we move forward and this "craziness" is a necessary step.”
“With all the craziness from the gov. to the congressman ...”
“I have done this with adults as well and as long as you create an environment in which craziness is applauded - it can be good fun.”
“Wonder what craziness is waiting for us out there.”
“The craziness is diffused by a quirky sense of humor that misses the mark more often than not, with cartoon captions and not-so-witty asides masquerading as footnotes.”
“After all, even the craziest theories can be entertaining, but as with most things, having the latest entertaining craziness is preferable to something (in this particular case) almost 40 years old.”
“Again, I'm not saying he doesn't have anti-gun beliefs, I'm saying that all this craziness is in response to an "immediate danger" (not a long term one) that was almost entirely manufactured by the NRA.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘craziness’.
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Bonkers
List for old and new terms and phrases meaning crazy, nuts, batty, prone to extreme nervousness, etc.
bonkers, crazy, nuts, batty, batchy, bats in the belfry, scatty, crackers, windy, gone crackers, cracked, dingo and 92 more...
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