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View synonyms for madness

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

/ ˈmædnɪs /

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 Word Forms

  • pre·madness noun
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Word 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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Idioms and Phrases

see method in one's madness .
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Example Sentences

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Olly Murs says scrutiny of his physique is "disappointing" and "absolutely madness" after pictures of his body before and after a fitness regime prompted a flood of reactions online and in the media.

From BBC

“I always tell people: I don’t have to worry about anything because he’s got it…. There’s a method to his madness, and so I do trust it.”

From Salon

After nearly 100 days of Trump in office the options left to stifle our descent into madness and monarchy are dwindling to just that.

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Some of the more recent protests suggest that civilians, driven to the edge of madness by a year and a half of Israeli bombardment, are losing their fear of Hamas.

From BBC

Nowadays, Thewlis’ return to something approximating our old-fashioned picture of Holmes reminds us of sensibility’s valiance in a world given to absurdity and madness.

From Salon

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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