craze

• Nom désignant un engouement passager et très répandu pour quelque chose, souvent caractérisé par une popularité intense mais brève.

A noun referring to a temporary, widespread enthusiasm or fad for something, often characterized by intense but short-lived popularity.

1. Temporary fashion or enthusiasmB2informal

   A short-lived, widespread enthusiasm for something, often a fashion or activity.

   engouement passager

   • The fidget spinner craze swept through schools last year.
   • There was a craze for collecting Pokémon cards in the 1990s.
   • The latest dance craze has millions of followers on social media.

   Synonymesenthusiasmfadfashionmaniapassionragetrendvogue

2. Sudden popular interestB2informal

   A sudden, intense, and often irrational interest in a particular thing.

   engouement soudain

   • The craze for avocado toast led to a shortage in some stores.
   • A new fitness craze has people doing yoga on paddleboards.
   • The craze for virtual reality gaming is growing rapidly.

   Synonymesenthusiasmfadfashioninfatuationmaniaobsessionragetrendvogue

• Verbe signifiant rendre fou ou devenir fou/être dans un état d'excitation frénétique; se couvrir de fines fissures (comme sur la céramique ou l'émail).

A verb meaning to make or become insane or wildly excited; to develop fine cracks on a surface (as in pottery or enamel).

1. Make insaneC2formal

   To cause someone to become insane or irrational.

   rendre fou

   • The constant noise crazed the old man.
   • Grief had crazed her mind beyond reason.
   • The isolation of the prison crazed many inmates.

   Synonymesaddlederangemaddenunbalanceunhinge

   Antonymescalmclarifycomposereasonsettlesoothe

2. Develop fine cracksC2formal

   To develop a network of fine cracks on a surface, especially on pottery or metal.

   fissurer finement

   • The glaze crazed after firing in the kiln.
   • The old painting's surface had crazed over time.
   • The heat caused the ceramic to craze.

   Synonymescheckcrackfissurefracture