madness

Meaning

  1. (uncountable, usually) The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
  2. (uncountable, usually) The state of being angry.
  3. (uncountable, usually) Rash folly.

Synonyms

insanity
C1
craziness
C2
lunacy
26k
mania
20k
frenzy
C2
foolishness
C2
stupidity
C1
folly
C2
craze
21k
fury
C1
insaneness
dementia
C2
silliness
34k
derangement
rage
B2
😡
rabies
C2
delirium
22k
rabidness
hydrophobia
rabidity
imbecility
infatuation
24k
foolhardiness
intoxication
C2
lyssa
furor

mental derangement

mental disorder
mental illness
mishegoss
aberration
29k
passion
B2
raving
C2
thought
A1
💭
volition
33k
wildness
43k
worry
A1
wrath
C1
zeal
22k
zealotry

mental disturbance

meshugaas

war song

anythingexcessive

untamed person or animal

insane behavior

nympholepsy
vesania
death
A1
💀
memory
B1
Translations

folie
Wahnsinn
locura
follia
loucura
pazzia
dementia
Verrücktheit
waanzin
démence
krankzinnigheid
gekheid
amentia
gekte

zinneloosheid

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmad.nəs/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
madnes
In summary

From Middle English madnes, madnesse; equivalent to mad + -ness.

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