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   Mad·ness

   /ˈmadnəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state of being mentally ill, especially severely: "in his madness he destroyed the work of years" Similar insanityinsanenessdementiamental illnessderangementdementednessinstabilityunsoundness of mindlunacydistractiondepressionmaniahysteriafrenzypsychosispsychopathyschizophreniahydrophobiainformal:crazinessmeshugaasdingbatsrare:moon-madnesscynanthropydelirationlycanthropyzoanthropyOpposite sanity
   • ▪ extremely foolish behavior: "it is madness to allow children to roam around after dark" Similar follyfoolishnessstupidityinsanitylunacymidsummer madnessfoolhardinessidiocyimprudenceirrationalityunreasonablenessillogicalitysenselessnessnonsensenonsensicalnessabsurdnessabsurditysillinessinanityludicrousnesswildnesspreposterousnessinformal:crazinessdaftnessOpposite common sensegood sense
   • ▪ a state of frenzied or chaotic activity: "from about midnight to three in the morning it's absolute madness in here" Similar bedlammayhemchaospandemoniumbabeluproarturmoilwild disarraydisorderhurly-burlyscene of confusionmadhousetumultjumblepell-mellhullabaloohubbubwhirlwindmaelstromall hell broken looseinformal:three-ring circus

   Word Origin late Middle English: from mad + -ness.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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