crazy vs mentally ill

crazy

adj
  • Of unsound mind; insane; demented. 

  • Out of control. 

  • In love; experiencing romantic feelings. 

  • Very excited or enthusiastic. 

  • Very unexpected; wildly surprising. 

noun
  • An insane or eccentric person; a crackpot. 

  • Eccentric behaviour; lunacy; craziness. 

adv
  • Very, extremely. 

mentally ill

adj
  • Having a psychological disorder. 

How often have the words crazy and mentally ill occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )