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1cra·zy Listen to audio/ˈkreɪzi/ adjective
cra·zi·er; cra·zi·est
[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.
cused 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.
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.
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.
— cra·zi·ly Listen to audio /ˈkreɪzəli/ adverb
behaving crazily
— cra·zi·ness noun [noncount]
the craziness [=insanity] of war
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