gone crazy

Off the rails

Gone crazy describes someone who has lost mental stability or begun acting irrationally.

The phrase works literally for mental breakdowns but more often appears hyperbolically: I think I've gone crazy—I can't find my keys anywhere.

It also describes passionate enthusiasm: The crowd went crazy when she walked onstage.

Something that has gone crazy has become chaotic or unpredictable: The stock market has gone crazy.

Related

unhinged · berserk · batshit · manic · mad · stark raving mad · insane · flipped out · loony · lost one's marbles · ballistic · out of control · off-the-wall · cracked · off one's rocker · deranged · off the rails · out of one's mind

Opposites
mental state

gone crazyclear-headed

Able to think rationally

level-headed · in one's right mind · grounded · balanced · coherent

behavioral control

gone crazystayed calm

calm · composed · unruffled · collected · cool-headed

conformity to norms

gone crazytoeing the line

Adhering to expectations

conforming

Family

gone, crazy, going, craziness, crazed, crazily, goner, crazier, crazies

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG