craze
A strong habitual desire or fancyA strong habitual desire or fancy.
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» That craze is losing steam.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 sensesA strong habitual desire or fancy.
A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.
Fimmel
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A crack in the glaze or enamel caused by exposure of the pottery to great or irregular heat.
a fine crack in a glaze or other surface
(archaic)Craziness; insanity.
Examples
10 sentencesThat craze is losing steam.
It's the latest craze sweeping Boston.
Gunter heard a crazed howling outside.
A growing craze is animating the barbarians.
I am still keeping up my tennis craze.
ruЯ до сих пор продолжаю увлекаться теннисом. — Nattiko
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Origin
From Middle English crasen (“to crush, break, break to pieces, shatter, craze”), from OldFrom Middle English crasen (“to crush, break, break to pieces, shatter, craze”), from Old Norse *krasa (“to shatter”), ultimately imitative.
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plural: crazesSynonyms
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