- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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