madness
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈmædnəs/
:
locura
- It's pure madness to drive without wearing a seatbelt.
- method to madness
- madness and folly
Let's stop this madness of open plan classrooms right now, please.
- Let's stop this madness of open plan classrooms right now, please.
- If so, well, there may be a method to their madness.
- They're promoting a, a strong standard gun law, which is, which is madness in my judgement.
- Then I realized that this God that I created was human work and human madness, like all other gods.
Examples
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Let's stop this madness of open plan classrooms right now, please.
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This is absolute madness in our finale shot for this video.
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So I think people put up with the madness to a degree.
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But up until that point, it was just madness, you know.
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To me it seems like madness, right?
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This madness has to end.
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It's madness to allow a child to enjoy his education or live with his parents.
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Please see that we are living in madness and darkness here.
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I am so sorry I dragged you into this madness.
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There was crime, but what was going on around here was madness, moral decay, the end of the line.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
231
6.5
A serious mental illness that makes a person unable to think or behave normally
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2.5
Not being smart or having good judgment
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4.2
Very wild or foolish behavior, sometimes caused by problems in the mind
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2.7
A lack of good sense or careful thought that causes bad choices
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7.3
A foolish action or a lack of good sense that causes trouble
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7.5
Extremely foolish behavior that shows very poor judgment
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5.2
Acting without caring about danger or what might happen
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5.9
A habit of acting quickly without thinking about the results
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6.1
Silly, harmless behavior that makes people laugh
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5.6
Acting or speaking quickly without thinking about the bad results
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9.9
Silly, often annoying behavior that causes confusion
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8.2
Being very foolish and not willing to change, causing mistakes
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8.2
A habit of taking dangerous risks without thinking about the results
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9.4
Wild, foolish behavior that causes confusion
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6.8
A very silly or crazy way of behaving that makes people laugh
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6.0
An action or decision that is unfair and does not make sense
Poor choice or action made without good sense
A lack of good judgment when making choices
Lack of good sense in decisions that causes bad results
A condition that makes a person very ill in the mind
A foolish way of acting that shows poor judgment
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Etymology
Madness comes from the old English word mad, which also suggested 'foolish' or 'wild' action. That's why we call dangerous or rash choices 'madness' to show they lack good judgment.