craziness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

craziness
    n 1: informal terms for insanity [syn: {craziness}, {daftness},
         {flakiness}]
    2: the quality of being rash and foolish; "trying to drive
       through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an
       insane society is total foolishness" [syn: {folly},
       {foolishness}, {craziness}, {madness}]
    3: foolish or senseless behavior [syn: {folly}, {foolery},
       {tomfoolery}, {craziness}, {lunacy}, {indulgence}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Craziness \Cra"zi*ness\, n.
   1. The state of being broken down or weakened; as, the
      craziness of a ship, or of the limbs.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The state of being broken in mind; imbecility or weakness
      of intellect; derangement.
      [1913 Webster]