insanity

4 definitions • 7 examples

a very stupid, unreasonable, or dangerous action or situation:

It would be insanity to expand the business now.

She spoke about the insanity of giving social media so much power over us.

To people in other countries, these laws seem like insanity.

the condition of being very annoyed, angry, upset, or excited, often so that you cannot think or behave normally:

If you tried to take all the beauty advice you see online it could drive you to insanity.

The enthusiasm for the support act was nothing compared to the insanity when the main band appeared.

a word for the condition of being seriously mentally ill, which was used by doctors in the past and is still sometimes used in law, but can be considered offensive in other situations:

insanity defence His lawyers are pursuing an insanity defence.

mental illness:

The jury found him innocent on the grounds of temporary insanity.