MADNESS Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word madness. (close relations)
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| craziness | nounn | |||||
noun • informal terms for insanity • the quality of being rash and foolish • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||
| lunacy | nounn | |||||
noun • obsolete terms for legal insanity • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||
| delirium | nounn | |||||
noun • state of violent mental agitation • a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations | ||||||
| dementia | nounn | |||||
noun • mental deterioration of organic or functional origin | ||||||
| derangement | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of mental disturbance and disorientation • the act of disturbing the mind or body | ||||||
| frenzy | nounn | |||||
noun • state of violent mental agitation | ||||||
| insanity | nounn | |||||
noun • relatively permanent disorder of the mind | ||||||
| mania | nounn | |||||
noun • an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action • a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently | ||||||
| psychosis | nounn | |||||
noun • any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted | ||||||
| mental illness | nounn | |||||
noun • any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention | ||||||
| folly | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of acting stupidly or rashly • a stupid mistake • the quality of being rash and foolish • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||
| foolishness | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of acting stupidly or rashly • the quality of being rash and foolish • a stupid mistake | ||||||
| fury | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of intense anger • (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals • state of violent mental agitation • the property of being wild or turbulent | ||||||
| hydrophobia | nounn | |||||
noun • a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids • a morbid fear of water • an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain | ||||||
| insaneness | nounn | |||||
noun • obsolete terms for legal insanity | ||||||
| lyssa | nounn | |||||
noun • an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain | ||||||
| rabidity | nounn | |||||
noun • unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm • The property of being very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; comparable to one with rabies. | ||||||
| rabidness | nounn | |||||
noun • unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm | ||||||
| rabies | nounn | |||||
noun • an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain | ||||||
| rage | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of intense anger • a state of extreme anger • something that is desired intensely • violent state of the elements • an interest followed with exaggerated zeal verb • behave violently, as if in state of a great anger • be violent; as of fires and storms • feel intense anger | ||||||
