English noun: craze | |||
1. | craze (cognition) an interest followed with exaggerated zeal | ||
Samples | He always follows the latest fads. It was all the rage that season. | ||
Synonyms | cult, fad, furor, furore, rage | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fashion | ||
2. | craze (state) state of violent mental agitation | ||
Synonyms | delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mania, manic disorder | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | epidemic hysertia, mass hysteria, nympholepsy | ||
3. | craze (attribute) a fine crack in a glaze or other surface | ||
Broader (hypernym) | crack | ||
English verb: craze | |||
1. | craze (emotion) cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind | ||
Synonyms | madden | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | derange, unbalance | ||
2. | craze (change) develop a fine network of cracks | ||
Samples | Crazed ceramics. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | crack | ||