crazed

[kreyzd]

adjective

1. insane; demented.

2. suffering loss of emotional control.

   crazed with fear.

3. (of a ceramic object) having small cracks in the glaze.

crazed

/ kreɪzd /

adjective

1. driven insane

2. (of porcelain or pottery) having a fine network of cracks in the glaze

Other Word Forms

• crazedly adverb
• half-crazed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of crazed¹

1425–75; late Middle English. See craze, -ed ²

Example Sentences

The sketch appeared to be a parody of a scene in Spider Man where Norman Osborne, played by Willem Dafoe, is being taunted by his crazed alter ego, the Green Goblin.

From BBC

Setting aside partisanship — if that’s still possible — and speaking bluntly, there’s something to be said for ensuring Harris doesn’t die a violent death at the hands of some crazed assailant.

From Los Angeles Times

Bill Kilgore, the crazed cavalry commander in the 1979 Vietnam War film, “Apocalypse Now,” crouched in a black Stetson hat in front of a flaming Chicago skyline abuzz with black helicopters.

From Los Angeles Times

Revenge, law professor William Miller contends, is “crazed, uncontrolled, subjective, individual, admitting… no rule of limitation.”

From Salon

But it’s more fun to watch his face move than his body, his crazed eyes and tight grins delivering the high-wire tension.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• demented 
• deranged 
• frenzied 
• hysterical