Definitions of craze
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state of violent mental agitation
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types:
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nympholepsy
a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable
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epidemic hysertia, mass hysteria
a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation
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type of:
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mania, manic disorder
a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
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nympholepsy
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cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
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an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
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a fine crack in a glaze or other surface
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type of:
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crack
a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
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crack
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develop a fine network of cracks“Crazed ceramics”
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type of:
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crack
break partially but keep its integrity
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crack
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