craziness

nounattested in dialogue

The state of being crazy; madness; derangement

noun

1
The state of being crazy; madness; derangement
2
archaicThe state of being broken down or weakened
the craziness of a ship, or of the limbs
3
The result or product of being crazy.

Etymology

Etymology tree English crazy Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English craziness From crazy + -ness.

Forms

plural: crazinesses

Crawley · A place in England: A large town and borough in West Sussex.crawling · The motion of something that crawls.crazed · Maddened; driven insane.

craziness · The state of being crazy; madness; derangement

crazy · Of unsound mind; insane; demented.creak · The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.Creak · A surname.

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