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craziness

noun

1 craziness

Informal terms for insanity.

synonyms: daftness, flakiness.

is a specific kind of: insanity.

derivation: bizarre, eccentric, flakey, flaky, freakish, freaky, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre | around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky | brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged.

Dutch: krankzinnigheid
Polish: świr

2 craziness

The quality of being rash and foolish.

synonyms: folly, foolishness, madness.

is a specific kind of: stupidity.

derivation: crazy, dotty, gaga, wild | foolish | harebrained, insane, mad.

3 craziness

Foolish or senseless behavior.

synonyms: folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery.

is a specific kind of: caper, frolic, gambol, play, romp.

is a broader term that covers: meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss | buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank.

derivation: arse around, fool, fool around, horse around | crazy | crazy, half-baked, screwball, softheaded | lunatic, moonstruck.

Dutch: poppenkasterij, gekkigheid, absurditeit, apenstreek, apestreek, dwaasheid, gekheid, gekkenwerk, gekte, idiotie ... show more

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