crazed
Americanadjective
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insane; demented.
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suffering loss of emotional control.
crazed with fear.
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(of a ceramic object) having small cracks in the glaze.
adjective
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driven insane
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(of porcelain or pottery) having a fine network of cracks in the glaze
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Etymology
Origin of crazed
Example Sentences
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My biggest outlay has been for the skinny tires, which my wife, Tina, wears out like a crazed teenager.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
It brought people who saw the hordes of crazed support as a money faucet—an opportunity to turn Tesla allegiance into a financial gold mine.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2025
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 • Sep. 10, 2025
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 • Sep. 9, 2025
This was followed by a crazed string of negatives: “No! I won’t! I will not! You can’t make me! Uh-uh! Never! No!”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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