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madness

  • noun
  • /ˈmad.nəs/

The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.

Other meanings

  1. The state of being angry.

Example sentences

  • “Though this be madness, yet there is method in it.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "madnes".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “madness” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.