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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCrazy
/ˈkreɪ.zi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Mentally deranged, eccentric, or wildly irrational.
"The old man's stories sounded completely crazy, but some of them turned out to be true." - 2
Extremely enthusiastic, passionate, or intensely excited about something.
"She is crazy about classical music and attends every concert."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'craze', meaning to crack, break, or shatter, originating from Old Norse sources. By the late 16th century, the sense evolved through 'crazed' (broken down in mind or health) to describe a person of unsound mind, eventually expanding to mean wildly eccentric, enthusiastic, or extremely foolish.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Crazy" is said worldwide
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fou
Transliteration: /fu/
"Il est totalement fou d'agir de la sorte."
verrückt
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏkt/
"Diese Idee ist völlig verrückt."
pazzo
Transliteration: /ˈpattso/
"Sei pazzo a fare una cosa del genere."
loco
Transliteration: /ˈloko/
"Estás completamente loco."
louco
Transliteration: /ˈlo.ku/
"Ele é um pouco louco, mas muito divertido."
पागल
Transliteration: paagal
"वह आदमी पूरी तरह से पागल है।"
疯狂的
Transliteration: fēngkuáng de
"这是一个疯狂的想法。"
미친
Transliteration: michin
"그것은 정말 미친 소리야."
狂った
Transliteration: kurutta
"彼は正気ではない。"
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