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crazed

American  
[kreyzd] / kreɪzd /

adjective

  1. insane; demented.

  2. suffering loss of emotional control.

    crazed with fear.

  3. (of a ceramic object) having small cracks in the glaze.

crazed British  
/ kreɪzd /

adjective

  1. driven insane

  2. (of porcelain or pottery) having a fine network of cracks in the glaze

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Other Word Forms

  • crazedly adverb
  • half-crazed adjective

Etymology

Origin of crazed

1425–75; late Middle English. See craze, -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Did someone repaint the mechanical horses for children one too many times and now their eyes look crazed?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

I look dazed, glazed and, when I’m really trying to shine, crazed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

It brought people who saw the hordes of crazed support as a money faucet—an opportunity to turn Tesla allegiance into a financial gold mine.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2025

The sketch appeared to be a parody of a scene in Spider Man where Norman Osborne, played by Willem Dafoe, is being taunted by his crazed alter ego, the Green Goblin.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

Any signs of a crazed girl bearing notes of doom had disappeared.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

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