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1. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal
   "he always follows the latest crazes";
   - fad, furor [N. Amer], furore, cult, rage
    
2. State of violent mental agitation
   "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a craze";
   - delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria
    
3. A fine crack in a glaze or other surface

1. Cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
   - madden
    
2. Develop a fine network of cracks
   "Crazed ceramics"

Derived forms: crazed, crazes, crazing

Type of: crack, fashion, mania, manic disorder

Encyclopedia: Craze