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craziness
[ krey-zee-nis ]
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Informal. intense or excessive emotion about someone or something; enthusiasm, infatuation, alarm, frustration, etc. (usually followed by about, for, or over ):
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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of craziness1
Example Sentences
“Out of all of that craziness there was this really interesting benefit that came out it that allows me to be even closer to my daughter.”
"I've kind of gone away from the craziness of England. I get to go away and work hard in silence and just kind of get on with my job quietly," Earps says.
"Our strategy is roll-with-the-punches, wait and see and adapt to whatever craziness is going to unfold."
Amid the craziness of its success, there's some relief that she has now reached the next level in her career.
That’s because the case brings together two muddy legal regimes: copyright law, which is renowned for its craziness and confusion; and AI law, which may be years away from coalescing into coherence.
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