craze

English

/kɹeɪz/

noun
Definitions
  • (archaic) craziness; insanity.
  • A strong habitual desire or fancy.
  • A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad
  • (ceramics) A crack in the glaze or enamel caused by exposure of the pottery to great or irregular heat.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English crasen (break, shatter, break to pieces, crush, craze) derived from Old Norse krasa (shatter).

Origin

Old Norse

krasa

Gloss

shatter

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