[also more crazy; most crazy] 1 : not sane: such as a usually offensive : having or showing severe mental illness
▪ a hospital for crazy people ◊This sense is no longer used in a serious way and is now usually considered offensive. The phrase mentally ill is preferred.
b : unable to think in a clear or sensible way
▪ She's crazy with jealousy. ▪ He's been acting kind of crazy lately.
c — used in the phrase drive/make (someone) crazy to describe annoying or bothering someone very much ▪ It makes me crazy [=I feel very annoyed] when people drive like that. ▪ That noise is driving me crazy. [=it is really annoying me] ▪ The kids were driving the teacher crazy. — see also stir-crazy 2 : wild and uncontrolled
▪ He had a crazy [=crazed, insane, wild] look in his eyes. 3 : very foolish or unreasonable
▪ He likes to drive at crazy [=insane] speeds. ▪ There are a lot of crazy drivers on the streets. ▪ You are crazy to have paid so much for this car. ▪ You would be crazy not to accept their offer! ▪ What a crazy thing to do! 4 : very strange or unusual
▪ She likes crazy hair colors, like pink and blue. ▪ How do you think of all these crazy ideas? ▪ I love to listen to my uncle's crazy stories about his job. 5 : liking someone or something very much : very fond of or enthusiastic about someone or something
▪ She's crazy for anything having to do with Japanese animation. ▪ teenagers who are girl/boy crazy [=very interested in girls/boys] — often + about ▪ They are crazy about each other. [=they like each other a lot] ▪ He wasn't crazy about making the trip, but was glad he did in the end. ▪ She is crazy about baseball.
▪ a hospital for crazy people ◊This sense is no longer used in a serious way and is now usually considered offensive. The phrase mentally ill is preferred.
b : unable to think in a clear or sensible way
▪ She's crazy with jealousy. ▪ He's been acting kind of crazy lately.
c — used in the phrase drive/make (someone) crazy to describe annoying or bothering someone very much ▪ It makes me crazy [=I feel very annoyed] when people drive like that. ▪ That noise is driving me crazy. [=it is really annoying me] ▪ The kids were driving the teacher crazy. — see also stir-crazy
▪ He had a crazy [=crazed, insane, wild] look in his eyes.
▪ He likes to drive at crazy [=insane] speeds. ▪ There are a lot of crazy drivers on the streets. ▪ You are crazy to have paid so much for this car. ▪ You would be crazy not to accept their offer! ▪ What a crazy thing to do!
▪ She likes crazy hair colors, like pink and blue. ▪ How do you think of all these crazy ideas? ▪ I love to listen to my uncle's crazy stories about his job.
▪ She's crazy for anything having to do with Japanese animation. ▪ teenagers who are girl/boy crazy [=very interested in girls/boys] — often + about ▪ They are crazy about each other. [=they like each other a lot] ▪ He wasn't crazy about making the trip, but was glad he did in the end. ▪ She is crazy about baseball.
go crazy 1 : to become mentally ill : to go insane
▪ She went crazy and started to think everyone was trying to kill her. — usually used in an exaggerated way ▪ I must be going crazy. I can't find my car keys anywhere. ▪ He kept honking his horn, and I thought I would go (completely) crazy if he didn't stop. 2 : to act in a way that is out of control : to act wildly
▪ We were just talking when he suddenly went crazy and started screaming and breaking things. ▪ Everybody at the party was dancing and basically going crazy. ▪ The crowd went crazy [=became very excited] when the team won the championship.
▪ She went crazy and started to think everyone was trying to kill her. — usually used in an exaggerated way ▪ I must be going crazy. I can't find my car keys anywhere. ▪ He kept honking his horn, and I thought I would go (completely) crazy if he didn't stop.
▪ We were just talking when he suddenly went crazy and started screaming and breaking things. ▪ Everybody at the party was dancing and basically going crazy. ▪ The crowd went crazy [=became very excited] when the team won the championship.
like crazy
informal 1 : with a lot of energy and speed
▪ They've been working like crazy [=very hard] since dawn. 2 : very quickly
▪ Cars were selling like crazy. ▪ He's been spending money like crazy. 3 : very much
▪ When I broke my leg it hurt like crazy.
▪ They've been working like crazy [=very hard] since dawn.
▪ Cars were selling like crazy. ▪ He's been spending money like crazy.
▪ When I broke my leg it hurt like crazy.
— cra·zi·ness noun [noncount]
▪ the craziness [=insanity] of war
▪ the craziness [=insanity] of war




