craziness

English Thesaurus

1. foolish or senseless behavior (noun.act)

hypernym	:	caper, frolic, gambol, play, romp,
definition	:	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement (noun.act)

hyponym	:	meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss,
definition	:	(Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity (noun.act)

hyponym	:	buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank,
definition	:	acting like a clown or buffoon (noun.act)

2. the quality of being rash and foolish (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	stupidity,
definition	:	a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience (noun.cognition)

3. informal terms for insanity (noun.state)

hypernym	:	insanity,
definition	:	relatively permanent disorder of the mind (noun.state)

4. foolish or senseless behavior (noun.act)

derivation	:	arse around, fool, fool around, horse around,
definition	:	indulge in horseplay (verb.communication)

derivation	:	crazy,
definition	:	possessed by inordinate excitement (adj.all)

derivation	:	crazy, half-baked, screwball, softheaded,
definition	:	foolish; totally unsound (adj.all)

derivation	:	lunatic, moonstruck,
definition	:	insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon (adj.all)

5. the quality of being rash and foolish (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	crazy, dotty, gaga, wild,
definition	:	intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with (adj.all)

derivation	:	foolish,
definition	:	devoid of good sense or judgment (adj.all)

derivation	:	harebrained, insane, mad,
definition	:	very foolish (adj.all)

6. informal terms for insanity (noun.state)

derivation	:	bizarre, eccentric, flakey, flaky, freakish, freaky, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre,
definition	:	conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual (adj.all)

derivation	:	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,
definition	:	informal or slang terms for mentally irregular (adj.all)

derivation	:	brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged,
definition	:	affected with madness or insanity (adj.all)

7. foolish or senseless behavior (noun.act)

derivation	:	arse around, fool, fool around, horse around,
definition	:	indulge in horseplay (verb.communication)

derivation	:	crazy,
definition	:	possessed by inordinate excitement (adj.all)

derivation	:	crazy, half-baked, screwball, softheaded,
definition	:	foolish; totally unsound (adj.all)

derivation	:	lunatic, moonstruck,
definition	:	insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon (adj.all)

8. the quality of being rash and foolish (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	crazy, dotty, gaga, wild,
definition	:	intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with (adj.all)

derivation	:	foolish,
definition	:	devoid of good sense or judgment (adj.all)

derivation	:	harebrained, insane, mad,
definition	:	very foolish (adj.all)

9. informal terms for insanity (noun.state)

derivation	:	bizarre, eccentric, flakey, flaky, freakish, freaky, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre,
definition	:	conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual (adj.all)

derivation	:	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,
definition	:	informal or slang terms for mentally irregular (adj.all)

derivation	:	brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged,
definition	:	affected with madness or insanity (adj.all)