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CRAZINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Foolish or senseless behavior
Synonyms:
craziness; folly; foolery; indulgence; lunacy; tomfoolery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("craziness" is a kind of...):
caper; frolic; gambol; play; romp (gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "craziness"):
meshugaas; mishegaas; mishegoss ((Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity)
buffoonery; clowning; frivolity; harlequinade; japery; prank (acting like a clown or buffoon)
Derivation:
crazy (possessed by inordinate excitement)
crazy (foolish; totally unsound)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being rash and foolish
Example:
adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness
Synonyms:
craziness; folly; foolishness; madness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("craziness" is a kind of...):
stupidity (a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience)
Derivation:
crazy (intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Informal terms for insanity
Synonyms:
craziness; daftness; flakiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("craziness" is a kind of...):
insanity (relatively permanent disorder of the mind)
Derivation:
crazy (affected with madness or insanity)
