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noun
The state of being mad, insanity
A cyclical mental disease, apparently linked to the lunar phases.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The state of being mad, insanity
Insanity implying legal irresponsibility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Something deeply misguided.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
foolish or senseless behavior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, indulgence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper
Narrower terms: meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss, buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank
noun
obsolete terms for legal insanity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: madness, insaneness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: insanity
History
From lun(atic) + -acy.
Across languages
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
