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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drive someone crazy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables
drive -some-one crazy
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To annoy or irritate.

Informal

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive, crazy.

verb

To cause to be infatuated.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

drives someone crazy (present, singular) driving someone crazy (participle, present) drove someone crazy (past) driven someone crazy (participle, past)

Synonyms

loco drive someone insane drive someone mad drive someone nuts drive someone up the wall drive to distraction

Questions

What does drive someone crazy mean?
To annoy or irritate.

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