madness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmɛd.nɘs/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈmæd.nəs/ (US)
- /ˈmad.nəs/ (UK)
- /ˈmæd.nɪs/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English madnes, madnesse; equivalent to mad + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
Shepard: What's wrong with your assistant? Dr. Warren: Manuel has a brilliant mind, but he's always been a bit... unstable. Genius and madness are two sides of the same coin. Dr. Manuel: Is it madness to see the future? To see the destruction rushing towards us? To understand there is no escape? No hope? No, I am not mad. I'm the only sane one left! Dr. Warren: I gave him an extra dose of his meds after the attack.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Eden Prime:Though this be madneſſe, / Yet there is Method in 't: […]
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], page 261, column 2:You were lonely for a man I said, "Take me as I am" 'Cause you might enjoy some madness for a while
1980 March 7, Billy Joel, “You May Be Right”, in Glass Houses:
- (uncountable, usually) The state of being angry.
- (uncountable, usually) Rash folly.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| madnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
gluten-free madness · premadness · March Madness · moon madness · that way madness lies · semimadness · running madness · midsummer madness · method in the madness · canine madness · mulga madness · method to one's madness
Synonyms
madness · unsanity · mental illness · unreason · lunacy · craze · brainsickness · craziness · insaneness · derangement · bedlamism · lune · insanity · mental disorder
Translations (145)
pt loucura (rash folly) · uk шале́ність (insanity) · uk божеві́лля (insanity) · ro nebunie (insanity) · ru помеша́тельство (rash folly) · gl loucura (insanity) · sk šialenstvo (insanity) · cs šílenství (insanity) · cmn 瘋病 /疯病 (insanity) · he טֵרוּף (insanity) · gl vesania (insanity) · da galskab (insanity) · et hullumeelsus (insanity) · te పిచ్చి (insanity) · pt doidice (insanity) · fa دیوانگی (insanity) · be шале́нства (insanity) · enm madnesse (rash folly) · pl świr (insanity) · ml ഭ്രാന്ത് (insanity) · pt maluquice (insanity) · nl waanzin (insanity) · pl fioł (insanity) · sh лу̀дило (insanity) · eo frenezo (insanity) · gl tolería (insanity) · sh порѐмећено̄ст (insanity) · gl tolemia (rash folly) · la vēcordia (insanity) · hy խելագարություն (insanity) · ru безу́мство (insanity) · lv ārprāts (insanity) · sk šialenosť (insanity) · id kegilaan (insanity) · tg девонагӣ (insanity) · ka სიგიჟე (insanity) · es locura (insanity) · da vanvid (insanity) · ml കിറുക്ക് (insanity) · ky жиндилик (insanity) · cmn 精神錯亂 /精神错乱 (insanity) · pt insanidade (insanity) · mr वेड (rash folly) · lt pamišimas (insanity) · enm madnesse (insanity) · ar جُنُون (insanity) · sv vanvett (insanity) · hu őrület (insanity) · mr खूळ (insanity) · eo frenezeco (insanity) · lv trakums (insanity) · la vēsānia (insanity) · pl niepoczytalność (insanity) · ang wōdnes (insanity) · nb galskap (insanity) · sh lùdilo (insanity) · it follia (insanity) · la amentia (insanity) · cs šílenost (insanity) · ru помеша́тельство (insanity) · pl wariactwo (insanity) · el παραφροσύνη (insanity) · uk безу́мність (insanity) · bg безу́мие (insanity) · sh porèmećenōst (insanity) · ru безу́мие (insanity) · mr बुद्धिभ्रंश (insanity) · pl amok (insanity) · arz جنون (insanity) · he שִׁגָּעוֹן (insanity) · mfe foli (insanity) · mfe foli (rash folly) · uk варія́ція (insanity) · gl doudice (insanity) · uk навіже́ність (insanity) · pdt Wonsenn (insanity) · mr वेडेपणा (insanity) · nl krankzinnigheid (insanity) · pt malucagem (insanity) · hu őrültség (insanity) · cmn 狂 (insanity) · ota جنت (insanity) · bg лу́дост (insanity) · kk ақылсыздық (insanity) · de Verrücktheit (insanity) · hu őrültség (rash folly) · uk безу́мство (insanity) · mr वेड (insanity) · af kranksinnigheid (insanity) · is brjálæði (insanity) · it pazzia (insanity) · de Wahnsinn (insanity) · hi पागलपन (insanity) · sv vansinne (insanity) · la īnsānitās (insanity) · sh lȕdost (insanity) · el τρέλα (insanity) · mk лудост (insanity) · ru сумасше́ствие (insanity) · ko 광기 (insanity) · mk лудило (insanity) · pt vesânia (insanity) · la dēmentia (insanity) · gl tolemia (insanity) · pl szaleństwo (insanity) · kea asnera (rash folly) · ka სულით ავადმყოფობა (insanity) · sq marrëzi (insanity) · ja 狂気 (insanity) · la īnsānia (insanity) · unm kpëcheonkëlëwakàn (insanity) · sv galenskap (insanity) · ml വട്ട് (insanity) · sv vansinne (rash folly) · be вар'я́цтва (insanity) · gl folía (insanity) · sl blaznost (insanity) · pl kręciek (insanity) · lv vājprāts (insanity) · cmn 蠢事 (rash folly) · gv meecheeallid (insanity) · af waansin (insanity) · gl tolén (insanity) · grc μανία (insanity) · ota مجنونلق (insanity) · fi hulluus (insanity) · ca follia (insanity) · tr delilik (insanity) · ca bogeria (insanity) · pl obłęd (insanity) · af malligheid (rash folly) · af waansinnigheid (insanity) · sl norost (insanity) · az dəlilik (insanity) · oc foliá (insanity) · pt doideira (insanity) · fi hulluus (rash folly) · da sindssyge (insanity) · fr folie (insanity) · sh лу̏дост (insanity) · ur پاگل پن (insanity) · da galskab (rash folly) · da vanvid (rash folly) · pt loucura (insanity) · lt beprotybė (insanity)