madness
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈmædnəs/
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frenesí
- We decided to throw a party for New Year's Eve, and the madness that ensued was unforgettable.
Well, it's it's there's the madness of religion there and there's always been.
- Well, it's it's there's the madness of religion there and there's always been.
- Well, one is your book broadly applied of the madness of crowds.
- Also, I hate to say it, a touch of madness, yes.
- How did they wrap their heads around the madness of the emotion that is not real to them?
- How do they wrap their heads around the madness of the emotion that is not real to them?
- So if you're ready for this rainbow eyeliner madness, go it's good to be back.
Examples
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But what I really love about football is the madness of the crowd.
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Are you ready for some madness tonight?
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Remember how things were when it was just you and me in the club, before this madness.
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There was always method behind the wonderful madness of our meetings.
Academic text (2003) -
Even so, how will she find her way back out of all this madness?
Fiction book (1999) -
It may be madness, but I tell you, it is perfect.
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Who can tell what tomorrow's madness may be?
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Corey's story is about madness and living madly to escape madness.
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The festival was filled with madness as people danced and sang with unrestrained joy.
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His enthusiasm for the project reached a level of madness, inspiring everyone around him.
Synonyms
231
6.5
A serious mental illness that makes a person unable to think or behave normally
136
4.9
A state of wild, uncontrolled excitement or activity
82
6.1
An extreme, uncontrolled feeling of fear or excitement
68
4.2
Very wild or foolish behavior, sometimes caused by problems in the mind
24
6.6
A strong, often sudden interest in something like a toy or hobby that many people like
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5.9
A sudden time when someone cannot stop crying or laughing
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4.4
A very strong, uncontrolled feeling such as excitement or grief
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6.0
A strong feeling of worry that makes people act very quickly
A very strong, uncontrolled excitement or support for something
Very strong, wild excitement that makes people act in an extreme way
Very strong excitement that goes too far and is not reasonable
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How Excited
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Etymology
Madness comes from the old English word mad, which could mean 'wild' or 'uncontrolled'. So the word can describe a kind of wild excitement or too much enthusiasm, as when a crowd is swept up in madness.