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Touched vs Crazed - What's the difference?

touched | crazed |

As adjectives the difference between touched and crazed

is that touched is emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by) while crazed is maddened, driven insane.

As verbs the difference between touched and crazed

is that touched is (touch) while crazed is (craze).

touched

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).
  • * 1845 , , Book 4, Chapter 1,
    • "They say her Majesty is more touched about these affairs of the Chartists than anything else," said Mr Egerton.
  • * 1868 , , Part 2, Chapter 42: All Alone,
    • “If there is anything good or true in what I write, it isn’t mine. I owe it all to you and Mother and Beth,” said Jo, more touched by her father’s words than by any amount of praise from the world.
  • * 1883 , , Chapter XXI: A Tempest in a Cavern,
    • “And you came to save me, Mr. Oliver,” answered Miss Campbell, more touched by the courage of the young man than the dangers which could still happen.
  • Slightly mentally deficient; touched in the head.
  • * 1913 , , Part III, Chapter IV,
    • "Don't you see he is a lunatic, prince?" whispered Evgenie Pavlovitch in his ear. "Someone told me just now that he is a bit touched on the subject of lawyers, that he has a mania for making speeches and intends to pass the examinations. I am expecting a splendid burlesque now."
  • * 1922 , , Episode 8: The Lestrygonians,
    • All a bit touched . Mad Fanny and his other sister Mrs Dickinson driving about with scarlet harness.

    Synonyms

    * (moved) affected, emotional, moved * (slightly mentally deficient) retarded (offensive ), touched in the head

    Verb

    (head)
  • (touch)

    • crazed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Maddened, driven insane.
    • The crazed look in his eyes made everyone back up.
    He was crazed with thirst and resorted to drinking seawater.
  • Covered with cracks (generally applied to porcelain).
    • The dark traces of the cracks in the crazed surface of the pot contrasted with the light glaze and was quite attractive.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (craze)

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