Craze — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

state of violent mental agitation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈeɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈeɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈeɪz/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈeɪz/.

Examples

he always follows the latest fads
it was all the rage that season
Crazed ceramics

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hysteria delirium madden furore furor fad cult rage fury frenzy

Parts of Speech

noun	an interest followed with exaggerated zeal “he always follows the latest fads”
noun	state of violent mental agitation
noun	a fine crack in a glaze or other surface
verb	cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
verb	develop a fine network of cracks “Crazed ceramics”

Word Forms

faddy	adjective	intensely fashionable for a short time
faddist	noun	a person who subscribes to a variety of fads
crazy	adjective	intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
craze	verb	cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
delirious	adjective	marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
infuriate	verb	make furious
hysterical	adjective	marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion
craze	noun	state of violent mental agitation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wahnsinn

ein Interesse, dem mit übertriebenem Eifer gefolgt wurde

🇫🇷French

engouement

un intérêt suivi avec un zèle exagéré

🇪🇸Spanish

manía

un interés seguido con exagerado celo

🇮🇹Italian

mania

un interesse seguito con zelo esagerato

🇳🇱Dutch

rage

een belangstelling gevolgd door overdreven ijver

🇵🇹Portuguese

mania

um interesse seguido com zelo exagerado

🇷🇺Russian

увлечение

интерес, сопровождаемый преувеличенным рвением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उन्माद

अतिरंजित उत्साह के साथ रुचि का पालन किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

উন্মাদনা

একটি আগ্রহ অতিরঞ্জিত উদ্দীপনা সঙ্গে অনুসরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறி

ஒரு ஆர்வம் மிகைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட வைராக்கியத்துடன் தொடர்ந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యామోహం

ఒక ఆసక్తి అతిశయోక్తితో అనుసరించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

वेड

अतिशयोक्तीपूर्ण आवेशाने स्वारस्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્રેઝ

અતિશયોક્તિપૂર્ણ ઉત્સાહ સાથે અનુસરવામાં આવેલ રસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಾಮೋಹ

ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಿತ ಉತ್ಸಾಹದಿಂದ ಹಿಂಬಾಲಿಸಿದ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭ്രാന്ത്

അതിശയോക്തി കലർന്ന തീക്ഷ്ണതയോടെ ഒരു താൽപ്പര്യം പിന്തുടരുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕ੍ਰੇਜ਼

ਅਤਿਕਥਨੀ ਜੋਸ਼ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਦਿਲਚਸਪੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

جنون

مبالغہ آمیز جوش کے ساتھ دلچسپی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狂热

兴趣伴随着夸张的热情

🇯🇵Japanese

流行

関心の後に誇張された熱意が伴う

🇰🇷Korean

열광

관심이 뒤따른 과장된 열성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cơn sốt

sự quan tâm theo sau với sự nhiệt tình quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

ความบ้าคลั่ง

ความสนใจตามมาด้วยความกระตือรือร้นที่เกินจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggila

minat yang diikuti dengan semangat yang berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkahumaling

isang interes na sinundan ng labis na kasigasigan

🇲🇾Malay

kegilaan

minat diikuti dengan semangat yang keterlaluan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جنون

اهتمام يتبعه حماسة مبالغ فيها

🇮🇷Persian

جنون

علاقه ای که با غیرت اغراق آمیز دنبال می شد

🇹🇷Turkish

çılgınlık

abartılı bir şevkle takip edilen bir ilgi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שיגעון

התעניינות בעקבותיה בקנאות מוגזמת

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