Meaning of "crazy" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF CRAZY

crazy  [ˈkreɪzɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRAZY

Crazy can act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CRAZY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Insanity

Insanity, craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity may manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person becoming a danger to themselves or others, though not all such acts are considered insanity. In modern usage, insanity is most commonly encountered as an informal unscientific term denoting mental instability, or in the narrow legal context of the insanity defense. In the medical profession the term is now avoided in favor of diagnoses of specific mental disorders; the presence of delusions or hallucinations is broadly referred to as psychosis. When discussing mental illness in general terms, "psychopathology" is considered a preferred descriptor. In English, the word "sane" derives from the Latin adjective sanus meaning "healthy". The phrase "mens sana in corpore sano" is often translated to mean a "healthy mind in a healthy body". From this perspective, insanity can be considered as poor health of the mind, not necessarily of the brain as an organ, but rather refers to defective function of mental processes such as reasoning.

Definition of crazy in the English dictionary

The first definition of crazy in the dictionary is insane. Other definition of crazy is fantastic; strange; ridiculous. Crazy is also extremely fond.

SYNONYMS OF «CRAZY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «crazy» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of crazy

absurd · ardent · barking · barking mad · barmy · batty · berserk · bird-brained · bizarre · bonkers · cockamamie · cockeyed · cracked · crackpot · crazed · cuckoo · daft · daggy · delirious · demented · deranged · devoted · doolally · eccentric · enamoured · enthusiastic · fanatical · fantastic · fatuous · foolhardy · foolish · half-baked · hysterical · idiotic · ill-conceived · impracticable · imprudent · inane · inappropriate · infatuated · insane · irresponsible · loopy · ludicrous · lunatic · mad · mad as a hatter · maniacal · mental · nonsensical · nuts · nutty · odd · oddball · off the air · off-the-wall · out there · outrageous · passionate · peculiar · porangi · potty · preposterous · quixotic · ridiculous · round the bend · round the twist · rum · senseless · short-sighted · silly · smitten · strange · touched · unbalanced · unhinged · unrealistic · unwise · unworkable · up the pole · weird · wild · zealous

TRANSLATION OF CRAZY

Find out the translation of crazy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of crazy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crazy» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 疯狂的
• Translator English - Spanish: loco
• English: crazy
• Translator English - Hindi: पागल
• Translator English - Arabic: مَجْنُون
• Translator English - Russian: сумасшедший
• Translator English - Portuguese: louco
• Translator English - Bengali: পাগল
• Translator English - French: fou
• Translator English - Malay: Gila
• Translator English - German: verrückt
• Translator English - Japanese: 無茶な
• Translator English - Korean: 미친
• Translator English - Javanese: edan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: điên
• Translator English - Tamil: பைத்தியம்
• Translator English - Marathi: वेडा
• Translator English - Turkish: çılgın
• Translator English - Italian: pazzo
• Translator English - Polish: szalony
• Translator English - Ukrainian: божевільний
• Translator English - Romanian: nebun
• Translator English - Greek: τρελός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gek
• Translator English - Swedish: galen
• Translator English - Norwegian: gal

10 QUOTES WITH «CRAZY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crazy.

1

Aravind Adiga

Greenwich Village always had its share of mind readers, but there are many more these days, and they seem to have moved closer to the mainstream of life in the city. What was crazy 10 years ago is now respectable, even among the best-educated New Yorkers.

2

Odette Annable

I'm kind of a crazy person about hand sanitizer. I carry the plain ones that smell like aloe, from Target or CVS.

3

Drew Barrymore

Becoming emancipated at 14, my life wasn't normal. I didn't have to go to school, so I didn't. I was rebellious by nature. I spent my 20s focusing on my company, Flower Films, and producing movies. Now that I'm almost 30, I would like to try other things in lie. I'm crazy about photography, and I want to take an art history class.

4

Niels Bohr

We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough.

5

Katherine Boo

I was spending a lot of time in Mumbai after I met my husband, who is Indian, and while parts of the city were prospering like crazy, I couldn't quite make out how the new wealth had changed the prospects of the majority of city residents who lived in slums. So after a few years I stopped wondering and started reporting.

6

Benjamin Booker

New Orleans style is funky - it's just as experimental as the city. There aren't any rules. If you want to wear a polka-dot shirt and some crazy pants, you can get away with it there.

7

Jordana Brewster

When I was really young. My sister and I would create different characters with our Barbie dolls - I'd be the crazy diva Barbie and she'd be the homeless Barbie.

8

Jimmy Buffett

Places I've lived since then had to have some kind of uniqueness and character about them. And logically Key West, and then Down Island. So, all of that stuff sort of had it's roots in New Orleans and went crazy.

9

Timothy F. Cahill

They knew who I was in Australia in 2006, but not to a great extent. Now, with the momentum of a second World Cup, it has gone crazy.

10

Jackie Cooper

I never say too much about that in public interviews, because it disappoints the public to tell them you're not that crazy about a property you did that possibly they liked.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRAZY»

Discover the use of crazy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crazy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Call Me Crazy

Heche's memoir reveals the woman behind the headlines, one who has conquered overwhelming odds. Far from a celebrity memoir, this is an empowering and thought-provoking book guaranteed to surprise and inspire.

Anne Heche, 2001

Crazy Sexy Kitchen: 150 Plant-empowered Recipes to Ignite a ...

This follow-up to Carr's "New York Times" bestseller "Crazy Sexy Diet" is a Veggie Manifesto for plant-empowered gourmands and novices alike, and it's filled with inspiration, education, cooking tips, and more than 150 nourishing, nosh ...

Kris Carr, Chad Sarno, 2012

Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness

This is the Earley family's compelling story, a troubling look at bureaucratic apathy and the countless thousands who suffer confinement instead of care, brutal conditions instead of treatment, in the "revolving doors" between hospital and ...

Pete Earley, 2007

Crazy

Both heartbreaking and funny, CRAZY lives up to the intense and compelling characters Han Nolan is praised for.

Han Nolan, 2010

Control the Crazy: My Plan to Stop Stressing, Avoid Drama, ...

We all have the power to make our lives better in an instant. You have absolute power to control your crazy.

Vinny Guadagnino, Samantha Rose, 2012

I Don't Want To Be Crazy

A harrowing, remarkable poetry memoir about one girl's struggle with anxiety disorder. This is a true story of growing up, breaking down, and coming to grips with a psychological disorder.

Samantha Schutz, 2010

Crazy Enough: A Memoir

But her strength, charisma, and raw musical talent gave her the will to overcome it all. Crazy Enough is a love song to the twisted, flawed parts in all of us.

Storm Large, 2012

Crazy: A Novel

And Benni lets us in on "the crazy life" he figures is the only way to deal with the crazy world. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Benjamin Lebert, 2007

101 Crazy Quilt Blocks

A wonderful book of inspiration for all the many quilters who love to make a crazy quilt. Learn to do 20 stitches that can be used to embellish the seams.

Linda Causee, 2001

Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid: The Simple Truth to a ...

Based on this groundbreaking insight, comedy writers and real-life couple Howard J. Morris and Jenny Lee have devised a relationship guide that is refreshingly honest, completely hilarious, and surprisingly practical.

Howard J. Morris, Jenny Lee, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRAZY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crazy is used in the context of the following news items.

Why American conservatives should root for Greece's crazy socialists

Conservatives in America are talking tough when it comes to the Syriza government in Greece, which just held a smashingly successful ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»

Book review: China Rich Girlfriend - sequel to Crazy Rich Asians

There is no better season for a Kevin Kwan novel than summer. When the Singaporean-born author's debut book, Crazy Rich Asians, debuted ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»

How Crazy Rich Asians Splash Their Cash

Though his debut novel, Crazy Rich Asians, was a vertiginous success— trumpeted as a “48-karat beach read,” optioned for a film by the very ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»

Blog: Does that make me crazy?

I've had Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" as my mental theme song for the last few days. Not because I've been feeling particularly mentally unstable ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»

13 Ways We're All Driving Waiters Crazy

You, responsible human, know the general drill: Walk into a restaurant, wait patiently to be seated, tip 18 to 20 percent. But did you realize that ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Otahuhu Rugby Club goes crazy as Samoan flanker humiliates All …

Otahuhu Rugby Club goes crazy as Samoan flanker humiliates All Blacks. share. One News. Source: Otahuhu Rugby Club goes crazy as Samoan flanker ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»

Crazy weather in Germany: from boiling hot to giant hail stones

People in some parts of Germany are scratching their hands, wondering what is going on with the weather. After days of very high temperatures ... «euronews, Jul 15»

While defending Confederate flag, South Carolina legislator goes off …

While defending Confederate flag, South Carolina legislator goes off on crazy anti-rainbows rant. By Xeni Jardin at 8:07 am Tue, Jul 7, 2015 ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»

Check out yesterday's crazy storm in Las Vegas — PHOTOS

The Las Vegas Fire Department performed 10 swift-water rescues Monday night, July 6, 2015, during the storm that swept through the Las ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»

LIGHTSPEED Presents: "Crazy Rhythm" by Carrie Vaughn

The story is “Crazy Rhythm” by Carrie Vaughn. You can read the story below or you can listen to the podcast narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir. «io9, Jul 15»