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Madness

noun/mˈædnəs/
Definition
obsolete terms for legal insanity
an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˈædnəs/
🇬🇧British English
/mˈadnəs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˈadnəs/
2 syllables Say it as /mˈædnəs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounobsolete terms for legal insanity
nounan acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
nouna feeling of intense anger
“hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”
nounthe quality of being rash and foolish
“trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly”
noununrestrained excitement or enthusiasm
“poetry is a sort of divine madness”
Word Forms
lunaticadjectiveinsane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
madadjectiveaffected with madness or insanity
insaneadjectiveafflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
furiousadjectivemarked by extreme anger
infuriateverbmake furious
rageverbbehave violently, as if in state of a great anger
foolishadjectivedevoid of good sense or judgment
crazyadjectiveintensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
rabidadjectivemarked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Wahnsinn
veraltete Begriffe für juristischen Wahnsinn
🇫🇷French
folie
termes obsolètes pour la folie juridique
🇪🇸Spanish
locura
términos obsoletos para la locura legal
🇮🇹Italian
follia
termini obsoleti per follia giuridica
🇳🇱Dutch
waanzin
verouderde termen voor juridische waanzin
🇵🇹Portuguese
loucura
termos obsoletos para insanidade legal
🇷🇺Russian
безумие
устаревшие термины юридического безумия
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पागलपन
कानूनी पागलपन के लिए अप्रचलित शर्तें
🇧🇩Bengali
পাগলামি
আইনি উন্মাদনার জন্য অপ্রচলিত শর্তাবলী
🇮🇳Tamil
பைத்தியக்காரத்தனம்
சட்ட பைத்தியக்காரத்தனத்திற்கான வழக்கற்றுப் போன விதிமுறைகள்
🇮🇳Telugu
పిచ్చి
చట్టపరమైన పిచ్చితనం కోసం వాడుకలో లేని నిబంధనలు
🇮🇳Marathi
वेडेपणा
कायदेशीर वेडेपणासाठी अप्रचलित अटी
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગાંડપણ
કાનૂની ગાંડપણ માટે અપ્રચલિત શરતો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹುಚ್ಚುತನ
ಕಾನೂನು ಹುಚ್ಚುತನಕ್ಕೆ ಬಳಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲದ ನಿಯಮಗಳು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഭ്രാന്ത്
നിയമ ഭ്രാന്തിനുള്ള കാലഹരണപ്പെട്ട നിബന്ധനകൾ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਾਗਲਪਨ
ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਪਾਗਲਪਣ ਲਈ ਪੁਰਾਣੀਆਂ ਸ਼ਰਤਾਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
پاگل پن
قانونی پاگل پن کے لیے متروک شرائط
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
疯狂
法律疯狂的过时术语
🇯🇵Japanese
狂気
法的心神喪失を表す時代遅れの用語
🇰🇷Korean
광기
법적 정신 이상에 대한 쓸모없는 용어
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự điên rồ
thuật ngữ lỗi thời cho sự điên rồ pháp lý
🇹🇭Thai
ความบ้าคลั่ง
ข้อกำหนดที่ล้าสมัยสำหรับความวิกลจริตทางกฎหมาย
🇮🇩Indonesian
kegilaan
istilah usang untuk kegilaan hukum
🇵🇭Filipino
kabaliwan
mga hindi na ginagamit na termino para sa legal na pagkabaliw
🇲🇾Malay
kegilaan
istilah lapuk untuk kegilaan undang-undang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
جنون
مصطلحات عفا عليها الزمن للجنون القانوني
🇮🇷Persian
جنون
شرایط منسوخ برای جنون قانونی
🇹🇷Turkish
delilik
Yasal delilik için eski terimler
🇮🇱Hebrew
שִׁגָעוֹן
תנאים מיושנים לאי שפיות משפטית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'madness'?
The primary meaning of 'madness' is 'obsolete terms for legal insanity'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'madness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'madness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'madness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'madness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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