craze

Everyday

1. A craze is something that suddenly becomes very popular for a short time, like a toy, game or dance, and then fades. tree →
2. (verb, rare) To craze means to make someone wild or mad, mostly seen as «crazed». tree →
3. (verb) When glaze on pottery or glass crazes, it gets a pattern of tiny cracks. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, a craze is a fad in the playground: loom bands, fidget spinners, yo-yos, trading cards. In history lessons there were crazes like the hula hoop. In stories it shows something everyone suddenly wants. Common phrases: «the latest craze», «a craze for», «sweep the country», «craze took off», «crazed with fear».

Examples

• Fidget spinners were a huge craze at our school. tree →
• The latest craze is a dance from a video app. tree →
• The hula hoop craze swept America long ago. tree →
• Every kid wanted the cards while the craze lasted. tree →
• Crazes come and go very quickly. tree →
• There was a craze for slime in Year 4. tree →
• The old teapot's glaze had crazed into a web of fine cracks. tree →
• The crazed bull charged at the fence. tree →

Note

Plural: crazes. A craze is short-lived; if something stays popular for years, it is not just a craze. Related words: «crazy», «crazed» (wild with fear or anger). «Fad» means almost the same as «craze».

In Jewish tradition

Here "crazed" means broken or made foolish and sick. The psalmist says fools suffer because of their sins.

Interpretation. The Psalm is among those read as thanks for rescue from illness. It teaches that suffering can be linked to wrongdoing, and that God answers prayer.

Examples

• Crazed because of the way of their transgression, and afflicted because of their iniquities — (Writings PSA.107.17, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Plural: crazes. A craze is short-lived; if something stays popular for years, it is not just a craze. Related words: «crazy», «crazed» (wild with fear or anger). «Fad» means almost the same as «craze».