madness
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈmædnəs/
:
furia
- In a moment of madness, she threw her phone across the room in frustration.
- a fit of madness
It didn't come from madness or jealousy or anger.
- It didn't come from madness or jealousy or anger.
- It's it's madness how angry they are.
- And he says some wise people have said that anger is a brief madness breviam insanium, right?
Examples
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It's it's madness how angry they are.
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For a few moments, he had been possessed, infused with fury and madness, driven beyond any semblance of reason.
Fiction book (1991) -
What madness is going on here?
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Let history record who was responsible for this madness.
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So get from around me with that madness.
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It's a late one, when the madness had him and things were sliding away.
Fiction book (1997) -
It's Einstein's definition of madness: doing the same thing and expecting different results.
Blog text (12) -
You've driven me near madness when you're peering through the key holes and dipping through the curtains.
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His madness was evident when he started shouting at everyone for no reason.
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The driver was filled with madness when he reacted violently to the minor accident.
Synonyms
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1.0
A very strong feeling of being upset or annoyed
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3.4
A very strong feeling of anger you cannot control
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6.8
A very strong anger that wants revenge
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4.6
Very strong anger that makes someone act violently or shout
A strong feeling of anger and impatience
A strong feeling of anger and impatience
A very strong anger or violent force that shows in actions
Antonyms
Idioms
How Angry
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Madness comes from the old English word mad, which could mean 'angry' or 'furious'. So when people talk about a fit of madness they often mean a strong feeling of anger or fury.