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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Origin of crazed
Example Sentences
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Channeling the music like a crazed shaman, Jagger shimmied and sashayed, owning the stage like few lead singers have before or since.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
I look dazed, glazed and, when I’m really trying to shine, crazed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 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
Time was indifferent, like snow and ice; but the heart, crazed wanderer in the driving waste, carried the curse forever.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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