Definition
The quality or practice of being eccentric, unreasonable, or holding crazy ideas and beliefs.
Etymology
From 'crackpot' (a crazy person) + '-ism' (a system or practice), creating a noun that means the state or practice of being crackpot. A 19th-century coinage to describe widespread irrational belief systems.
Kelly Says
This word perfectly captures how some 19th-century thinkers viewed pseudoscientific movements and conspiracy theories—they called them 'crackpotism'!
Translations
BNবাংলা
বোধহীনতা
bod-ho-heen-ta
CACatalà
botifarra
bo-tee-far-ra
CSČeština
bláznovství
blaz-nov-st-vi
DEDeutsch
Wahnsinn
vahn-seen
ELΕλληνικά
παρανοία
pa-ra-no-ya
ESEspañol
locura
lo-ku-ra
FISuomi
hulluutta
hull-oo-tta
HEעברית
חסר שכל
khaser she-khol
HIहिन्दी
पागलपन
paag-al-pan
HUMagyar
őrültsége
oor-loot-sheh-geh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kegilaan
keh-gee-la-an
ITItaliano
follia
fol-lee-a
MSBahasa Melayu
kegilaan
keh-gee-la-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
gekheid
gekh-heid
NONorsk
galenskap
gal-en-skap
PLPolski
szaleństwo
shal-en-sh-tvo
PTPortuguês
loucura
loo-ku-ra
RORomână
nebunie
neh-boon-ee
RUРусский
безумие
be-zu-mee-e
SVSvenska
galenskap
gal-en-skap
SWKiswahili
uongo
oo-on-go
TAதமிழ்
குழப்பம்
ku-zhap-pam
TEతెలుగు
పరిపక్వత
pa-ri-pak-v-tha
THไทย
ความบ้าคลั่ง
kwan-bà-klang
TRTürkçe
delilik
deh-lee-lik
UKУкраїнська
божевілля
bo-zhe-vee-l-ya
VITiếng Việt
điên cuồng
dee-en-kwoong
ZUZU
isigijimi
ee-see-gee-jee-mee