26984 words

madness

4 definitions • 4 examples
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Examples:

To begin a war would be sheer madness.
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a word for mental illness, which was used by doctors in the past but is now offensive:

Examples:

She felt as if she were sliding into madness.
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Examples:

There was a history of madness in her family.
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Madness can also refer to behavior that is not reasonable when considering certain situations:

Examples:

It would be sheer madness (= crazy) to ignore the symptoms and do nothing.

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