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craziness

American  
[krey-zee-nis] / ˈkreɪ zi nɪs /

noun

  1. the state or condition of being mentally deranged; madness.

    Thinking you can handle everything in life by yourself is itself a kind of craziness.

    The long, dark Arctic winter produced a kind of craziness in him.

  2. Informal. the state or quality of being wildly busy, hectic, chaotic, etc..

    Now that the Christmas craziness is over, I'm finally getting back to writing my blog.

  3. Informal. an unpredictable, nonconforming, or odd quality; eccentricity.

    Dave is perfect for me—he understands me, laughs with me, and loves me in spite of my craziness.

  4. Informal. a bizarre or random quality, or something having this quality.

    Shooting this movie we got away with a lot of improv and craziness and stuff that didn't have to fit or have much meaning behind it.

  5. Informal. a rash, silly, or unsound quality, or behavior, ideas, etc., of this kind.

    He argued against the craziness of changing the clocks every fall, making late afternoon even more dangerous for children coming home from school.

  6. Informal. intense or excessive emotion about someone or something; enthusiasm, infatuation, alarm, frustration, etc. (usually followed by about, for, orover ).

    His craziness about her is based solely on her beauty.

    I expect the switchboards to be lit up with people's craziness over this issue.

Etymology

Origin of craziness

First recorded in 1610–20; crazy ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Huppert said of avant-garde German filmmaker Ottinger that "you want to follow her vision, her craziness".

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

For the stock market, the cause of the craziness came out of earnings from some Big Tech companies.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

In the midst of the music festival’s craziness, the tent was filled with a weighted, reverent energy.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Speaking in a BBC interview earlier this year, Earps said her move to PSG had allowed her to escape "the craziness of England".

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Watching Papa bounce and weave and shout in front of me, I was almost ready to laugh with him, with the first bubbly sense of liberation his defiant craziness had brought along with it.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

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