CRAZY  

VOLUNTARILY DIFFERENT from CUSTOM.
MADINSANEOUT OF ONE'S MINDDERANGEDDEMENTEDNOT IN ONE'S RIGHT MINDCRAZEDLUNATICNON COMPOS MENTISUNHINGEDMAD AS A HATTERMAD AS A MARCH HAREMENTALNUTTYNUTTY AS A FRUITCAKEOFF ONE'S ROCKERNOT RIGHT IN THE HEADROUND THE BENDAROUND THE BENDRAVING MADBATTYBONKERSCUCKOOLOOPYDITZYLOONYBANANASLOCOWITH A SCREW LOOSETOUCHEDGAGANOT ALL THEREOUT TO LUNCHCRACKERSNUTSOOUT OF ONE'S TREEWACKOGONZO
Hypernym
  • DIFFERENTRELATION of NOT MUTUALLY RESEMBLING.
    • RELATIONFEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER.
      • FEATUREABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE.
        • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to....
See also
  • MADILLNESS of the MIND.
    • STRANGEFEW:rare AND NOT EXPECTED.
      • UNRESTRAINEDLACK MODERATION AND ACT CONFORMING to one's DESIRES.
        Modern Chinese Criteria


        rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /

        • Traite elementaire des synonymes grecques ( DUFOUR 1910) p. 53

        • Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography ( ROBERTS 1998) p. 331

        • Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography ( ROBERTS 1998) p. 545

        Words

          kuáng OC: ɡʷaŋ MC: gi̯ɐŋ 49 Attributions

          Word relations
        • Ant: 妄/CRAZY
        • Ant: 當/APPROPRIATE Shì 適 and dàng 當 (both ant. guāi 乖 "in conflict with certain prevailing circumstances") refer to what is objectively fitting in certain circumstances. [OBJECTIVE], [TRANSITORY]
        • Ant: 狷 / 狷/SMALL Jū 拘 (ant. dàng 蕩 "be completely free") and shù 束 refer to being confined or constrained by external circumstances.
        • Ant: 猖/MAD
        • Ant: 直/STERN
        • Epithet: 幼/YOUNG The current general "absolute" word for tender youth is yòu 幼 (ant. zhǎng 長 "grown up"), and this word refers to young age of animals, as well as humans.
        • Contrast: 狷 / 狷/SMALL Jū 拘 (ant. dàng 蕩 "be completely free") and shù 束 refer to being confined or constrained by external circumstances.
        • Assoc: 悖 / 誖 / 悖誖勃/CONFUSED Bèi 悖/誖/勃 refers to confusion in the form of contradictoriness and incoherence of opinions held or of attitudes. xxx
        • Assoc: 悖/CRAZY
        • Assoc: 亂/CONFUSED Luàn 亂 refers to a chaotic state of mind.
        • Assoc: 愚/STUPID The dominant word is yú 愚 (ant. zhì 智 "clever; wise"), and the word refers to intellectual obtuseness as well as practical ineptitude.
        • Assoc: 簡/STUPID
        • Assoc: 猖/MAD
        • Assoc: 僻 / 辟/VULGAR

          Syntactic words
        • n=Nprthe excentric/madman NprCH
        • nabderogatoryoutrageous silliness, irresponsibility; recklessness of behaviourCH
        • nabpsychcraziness, eccentricity; recklessness of behaviour and judgment
        • npost-NprN=placean eccentric from N, a madman from NCH
        • v[adN]crazy person, madman; eccentric; the eccentric
        • v[adN]pejorativesilly person; madmanCH
        • vadNoff-putting; eccentric; mad; unconventional
        • vadNderogatorysilly; insipid; off-puttingCH
        • vadVmadly, in an uncontrolled wayCH
        • vibe crazy, be off-putting; be wildly eccentric; be very unconventional; be extravagant
        • viactbehave crazily, go berserk, freak out; behave madly
        • viderogatorybe foolish, be silly; be reckless by nature; be off-puttingCH
        • vipejorativebe silly in action; be irresponsible; be reckless; be off-puttingCH
        • vtoNcausativemake (oneself) crazy
          wàng OC: maŋs MC: mi̯ɐŋ 37 Attributions

          Syntactic words
        • nabpsycharbitrary and irregular attitude; unruliness
        • vadNarbitrary, subjective, and unfounded
        • vadVarbitrarily, wildly; without authorisation
        狂夫  kuáng fū MC: gjwang pju OC: ɡʷaŋ paCH 4 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • NPderogatory; nonreferentiala madmanCH
        妄人  wàng rén MC: mjangH nyin OC: maŋs njinLZ 2 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • NPpeople harbouring unfounded, excentric attitudesLZ
          yòu OC: ɢʷɯs MC: ɦɨu 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • viactindulge onself, give free rein to one's desires
        狂悖  kuáng bèi OC: ɡʷaŋ bɯɯds MC: gi̯ɐŋ buo̝i 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • VPadNcrazy
        顛狂  diān kuáng MC: -- gjwang OC: -- ɡʷaŋCW 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • nabTo be crazy. A Chan word also seen in Zhuxi.CW
        恢恑  huī guǐ MC: khwoj kjweX OC: khʷɯɯ krolʔCH 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • VP[adN]crazy thingsCH
          bèi OC: bɯɯds MC: buo̝i 0 Attributions

          Syntactic words
        • vibe crazy
        發狂  fā kuáng OC: pod ɡʷaŋ MC: pi̯ɐt gi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • VPiinchoativebecome crazy; become disorientated; lose proper self-control

        Existing SW for

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