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madness

[mad-nis]

noun

  1. the state of being mad; insanity.

  2. senseless folly.

    It is sheer madness to speak as you do.

  3. frenzy; rage.

  4. intense excitement or enthusiasm.



madness

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. insanity; lunacy

  2. extreme anger, excitement, or foolishness

  3. a nontechnical word for rabies

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • premadness noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of madness1

First recorded in 1350–1400, madness is from the Middle English word madnesse. See mad, -ness
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When Love listened to the still-under-construction album, he dismissed it as “a whole album of Brian’s madness,” according to the Guardian.

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One of the people who posted the original call for a protest on Monday has appealed for the attacks to stop, describing them as "utter madness".

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We all collectively have to object to this madness because this is not justice.

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"I think it's madness to launch predatory economic action that will disrupt the deep seabed, disrupt biodiversity, destroy it."

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I’m grateful for all of it, even the madness — it brought me to where I am now.

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