craziness
Americannoun
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
There’s plenty of noise left, and not just from those ever-hovering drones making us appreciate the speed and craziness of these snow and ice sports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
For the stock market, the cause of the craziness came out of earnings from some Big Tech companies.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026
Amid all this otherworldly craziness, Holloway’s dialogue is more naturalistic than most domestic dramas.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
“Aaron is crazy. But the Mayor knows enough to use craziness to achieve his ends.”
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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