craziness

American

[krey-zee-nis] / ˈkreɪ zi nɪs /

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, orover ).

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.

First recorded in 1610–20; crazy ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

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