Craze vs. Crazy — What's the Difference?

To cause to become mentally deranged or obsessed.

Mad, especially as manifested in wild or aggressive behaviour

To produce a network of fine cracks in the surface or glaze of.

Extremely enthusiastic

To become mentally deranged or obsessed.

(of an angle) appearing absurdly out of place or unlikely

To become covered with fine cracks.

Extremely

A short-lived popular fashion; a fad.

A mad person

A fine crack in a surface or glaze.

Mentally deranged.

(archaic) craziness; insanity.

(Informal) Odd or eccentric in behavior.

A strong habitual desire or fancy.

Possessed by enthusiasm or excitement

A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.

Immoderately fond; infatuated

(ceramics) A crack in the glaze or enamel caused by exposure of the pottery to great or irregular heat.

Intensely involved or preoccupied

(archaic) To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit.

Foolish or impractical; senseless

To derange the intellect of; to render insane.

Intensely annoyed or irritated

To be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed; to rave; to become insane.

Disorderly or askew

To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See crase.

(Informal) Extremely; very

To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery.

One who is or appears to be mentally deranged

To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase.

Of unsound mind; insane; demented.

To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit.

Out of control.

To derange the intellect of; to render insane.

Very excited or enthusiastic.

To be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed; to rave; to become insane.

In love; experiencing romantic feelings.

To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery.

(informal) Very unexpected; wildly surprising.

Craziness; insanity.

(obsolete) Flawed or damaged; unsound, liable to break apart; ramshackle.

A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet.

(obsolete) Sickly, frail; diseased.

A temporary passion or infatuation, as for same new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad; as, the bric-a-brac craze; the æsthetic craze.

(slang) Very, extremely.

A crack in the glaze or enamel such as is caused by exposure of the pottery to great or irregular heat.

An insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.

An interest followed with exaggerated zeal;

Eccentric behaviour; lunacy; craziness.

State of violent mental agitation

Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.

A fine crack in a glaze or other surface

Broken, weakened, or dissordered in intellect; shattered; demented; deranged.

Cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

Inordinately desirous; foolishly eager.

Develop a fine network of cracks;

Someone deranged and possibly dangerous

Affected with madness or insanity;

Foolish; totally unsound;

Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness;

Possessed by inordinate excitement;

Bizarre or fantastic;

Intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with;