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
Modern Chinese Criteria
狂 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /
See also
  • MADILLNESS of the MIND.
  • STRANGEFEW:rare AND NOT EXPECTED.
  • UNRESTRAINEDLACK MODERATION AND ACT CONFORMING to one's DESIRES.
Hypernym
  • DIFFERENT RELATION of NOT MUTUALLY RESEMBLING. (anc: 5/0, child: 5)
  • RELATION FEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER. (anc: 4/0, child: 15)
  • FEATURE ABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE. (anc: 3/0, child: 19)
  • 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 (10 items)

      kuáng OC: ɡʷaŋ MC: gi̯ɐŋ 50 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
    • vadNderogatorysilly; insipid; off-puttingCH
    • vadNpositive: eccentricoff-putting; eccentric; mad; unconventional
    • 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 pa 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPderogatory; nonreferentiala madmanCH
    妄人  wàng rén MC: mjangH nyin OC: maŋs njin 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPpeople harbouring unfounded, excentric attitudesLZ
    恢恑  huī guǐ MC: khwoj kjweX OC: khʷɯɯ krolʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VP[adN]crazy thingsCH
    狂悖  kuáng bèi OC: ɡʷaŋ bɯɯds MC: gi̯ɐŋ buo̝i 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNcrazy
      yòu OC: ɢʷɯs MC: ɦɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • viactindulge onself, give free rein to one's desires
    顛狂  diān kuáng MC: -- gjwang OC: -- ɡʷaŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nabTo be crazy. A Chan word also seen in Zhuxi.CW
    發狂  fā kuáng OC: pod ɡʷaŋ MC: pi̯ɐt gi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiinchoativebecome crazy; become disorientated; lose proper self-control
      bèi OC: bɯɯds MC: buo̝i 0 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • vibe crazy